Total Crime Rate
370.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seagull Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seagull Lane (E16 1BY) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 338.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seagull Lane (E16 1BY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagull Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seagull Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boreham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boreham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Munday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pollard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Victoria | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Victoria | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Royal Victoria | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mandela Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adamson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
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