Crime Rates at Edwin Street, London, E16 1QA

Edwin Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 369th 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 Edwin Street (E16 1QA) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Street (E16 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.