Total Crime Rate
313.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rathbone Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 82nd 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 Rathbone Street (E16 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 313.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rathbone Street (E16 1JJ), 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 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caxton Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caxton Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caxton Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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