Total Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cliff Walk area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 340th highest crime rate of 745 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 Cliff Walk (E16 4HN) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cliff Walk (E16 4HN), the main crime hotspot is near Beckton Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 53 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 | Mona Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bernard Cassidy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mafeking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Cassidy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petra Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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