Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Formunt Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 218th highest crime rate of 762 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 Formunt Close (E16 1QR) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Formunt Close (E16 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | More Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ibbotson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ruscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Reed Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkson Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murdock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forty Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aviary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarkson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
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