Total Crime Rate
719.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sark Walk area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 26th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sark Walk (E16 3PX) in the last 12 months was 719.6 per 1,000 residents and was 259.6% higher than the Canning Town South average (200.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sark Walk (E16 3PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bingley Road, where police recorded 49 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.
View Crime In Custom House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oystercatcher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vandome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jersey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brock Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caraway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manchester Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Betts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Betts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vandome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Otley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bingley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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