Total Crime Rate
86.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newhaven Lane 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 Newhaven Lane (E16 4DR) 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 Newhaven Lane (E16 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Warmington Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tinto Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chargeable Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chargeable Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tabernacle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ravenscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravenscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warmington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warmington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Avenons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
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