Total Crime Rate

164.1 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 164.1 9/10
  • Drugs 46.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fortis Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 213th highest crime rate of 762 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 Fortis Close (E16 3DA) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Drugs with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortis Close (E16 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cundy Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fortis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Berwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colman Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colman Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Berwick Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Varley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chauntler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chauntler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jersey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ilkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cundy Road —

Data Sources

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