Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edward Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Edward Court (E16 4DN) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Custom House average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Court (E16 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Beckton Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edward Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beckton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beckton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braemar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beckton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinto Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chandler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Reed Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenscroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinto Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tabernacle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingal Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clove Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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