Total Crime Rate

2097.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2097.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1185.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 150.4 10/10
  • Drugs 136.4 10/10
  • Other theft 101.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Robbery 52.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
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

Montesquieu Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 5th 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 Montesquieu Terrace (E16 1HD) in the last 12 months was 2097.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1022.8% 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 Shoplifting with 339 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 143.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 286.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 932.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montesquieu Terrace (E16 1HD), 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 Montesquieu Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canning Town Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Town Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Town Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canning Town Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkson Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clarkson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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