Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robertson Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Robertson Road (E16 1FS) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Canning Town South average (200.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robertson Road (E16 1FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwin Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Custom House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tinto Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robertson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kildare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vanguard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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