Total Crime Rate
123.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fisher Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 297th highest 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 Fisher Street (E16 4DS) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fisher Street (E16 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upland Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edward Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forty Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robertson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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