Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newhaven Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 745 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 Newhaven Lane (E16 4DR) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Custom House average (148.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhaven Lane (E16 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newhaven Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hammersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chargeable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Cassidy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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