Total Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ling Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 274th lowest 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 Ling Road (E16 4AL) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Custom House average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ling Road (E16 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warmington Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ravenscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravenscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ravenscroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandler Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ravenscroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Avenons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warmington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warmington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ravenscroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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