Total Crime Rate
166.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silvertown 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ruscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ibbotson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | More Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brunel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brunel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brunel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wouldham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wouldham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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