Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mortlake Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 745 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 Mortlake Road (E16 3NU) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortlake Road (E16 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Dock Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betts Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mortlake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vanguard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caraway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Betts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vandome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Dock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Victoria Dock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Dock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Dock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vandome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mortlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golden Plover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coolfin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oystercatcher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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