Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sparke Terrace area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 206th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparke Terrace (E16 1EX) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 259.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparke Terrace (E16 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Canning Town South

Crime Over Time in Sparke Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Town Bus Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mona Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petra Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petra Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comyns Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.