Total Crime Rate

143.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newhaven Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 256th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newhaven Lane (E16 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 143.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhaven Lane (E16 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newhaven Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mona Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ohio Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Mona Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mona Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mona Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Chandler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Vehicle crime Aviary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ohio Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aviary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Comyns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Comyns Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Comyns Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aviary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Edward Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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