Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ethel Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 218th highest 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 Ethel Road (E16 3AT) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Canning Town South average (200.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 248.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (E16 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betts Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ethel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oystercatcher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Road —
Apr 2026Public order Golden Plover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coolfin Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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