Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monk Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monk Drive (E16 1LE) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monk Drive (E16 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tidal Basin Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Siemens Brothers Way (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monk Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Victoria
Apr 2026Public order Siemens Brothers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Siemens Brothers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siemens Brothers Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rogers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Victoria
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Victoria
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidal Basin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martindale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martindale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boreham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boreham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boreham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boreham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Victoria
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close

Data Sources

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