Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 112.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baxter Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 332nd 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 Baxter Road (E16 3HD) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Road (E16 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoskin'S Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Baxter Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fortis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ripley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Young Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Young Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Atkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoskin'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nottingham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felsted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Public order Woodcocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Giralda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giralda Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caspian Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bering Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Mark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Mark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxter Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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