Total Crime Rate
175.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leslie Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 192nd 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 Leslie Road (E16 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Canning Town South average (215.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 423.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leslie Road (E16 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Dock Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betts Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Dock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gadwall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Custom House | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gadwall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Berwick Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Berwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freemasons Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coolfin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Varley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vandome Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chauntler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Throckmorton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sophia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Victoria Dock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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