Total Crime Rate
101.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forty Acre Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Forty Acre Lane (E16 1QL) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forty Acre Lane (E16 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Beckton Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Reed Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fisher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edward Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morgan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pacific Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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