Crime Rates at Hands Walk, London, E16 3RA

Hands Walk area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Canning Town South , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hands Walk (E16 3RA) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hands Walk (E16 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Normandy Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.