Total Crime Rate

464.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 464.9 10/10
  • Other theft 116.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 45th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Road (E16 3AU) in the last 12 months was 464.9 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Canning Town South average (200.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (E16 3AU), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oystercatcher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vandome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Dock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vandome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Victoria Dock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Custom House Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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