Total Crime Rate

166.3 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 166.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Silvertown Square area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 208th 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 Silvertown Square (E16 1GW) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 355.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silvertown Square (E16 1GW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 450 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Silvertown Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ruscoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ibbotson Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft More Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wouldham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wouldham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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