Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forty Acre Lane 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 Forty Acre Lane (E16 1QT) 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 Forty Acre Lane (E16 1QT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Forty Acre Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beckton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mona Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chandler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Formunt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mona Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Forty Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft More Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mona Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Murdock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beckton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Road
Sep 2025Drugs Beckton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckton Road

Data Sources

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