Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mason Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 313th lowest 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 Mason Close (E16 1LF) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mason Close (E16 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Western Gateway. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canning Town South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martindale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martindale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagull Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Boreham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boreham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boreham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pacific Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Seagull Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagull Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Victoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Western Gateway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adamson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adamson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adamson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
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