Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baxter Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 353rd lowest 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 Baxter Road (E16 3HD) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baxter Road (E16 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodcocks, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Custom House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fortis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Satanita Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Young Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hoskin'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hoskin'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alnwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alnwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alnwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baxter Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Satanita Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodcocks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saigasso Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Andover Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bering Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bering Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Young Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcocks | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fortis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Young Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nottingham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Churchill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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