Total Crime Rate
541.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barking Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 35th 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 Barking Road (E16 4HB) in the last 12 months was 541.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% 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 Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barking Road (E16 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 58 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Canning Town Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malmesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malmesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malmesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malmesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Birch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Close | Under investigation |
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