Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambert Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lambert Road (E16 3NN) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambert Road (E16 3NN), 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 | Theft from the person | Chauntler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coolfin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Millennium Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Throckmorton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ringlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chauntler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chauntler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Varley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Berwick Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ringlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maplin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tallis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oystercatcher Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oystercatcher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oystercatcher Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oystercatcher Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Victoria Dock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Dock Road | — |
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