Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 84.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Butchers Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butchers Road (E16 1NG) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butchers Road (E16 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seagull Lane, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwin Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butchers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vanguard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street
Apr 2026Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coolfin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hammersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowe Avenue

Data Sources

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