Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Gateway area has the 34th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 254th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Gateway (E16 1BN) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 337.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Gateway (E16 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Western Gateway. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Western Gateway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martindale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seagull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seagull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boreham Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coolfin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tom Jenkinson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Mandela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adamson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation

Data Sources

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