Total Crime Rate
622.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barking Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 27th 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 Barking Road (E16 1EN) in the last 12 months was 622.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.1% 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 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barking Road (E16 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morgan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ibbotson Avenue | — |
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