Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fortis Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 306th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fortis Close (E16 3DA) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortis Close (E16 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cundy Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colman Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fortis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoskin'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hoskin'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alnwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alnwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alnwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baxter Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cundy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Regent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Young Road
Apr 2026Robbery Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Regent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Regent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colman Road
Apr 2026Burglary Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cundy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Young Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otley Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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