Total Crime Rate
522.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
239.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morgan Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 40th 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 Morgan Street (E16 4DF) in the last 12 months was 522.1 per 1,000 residents and was 184.5% higher than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 239.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morgan Street (E16 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Beckton Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canning Town North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Cassidy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maud Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maud Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bernard Cassidy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mona Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | — |
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