Total Crime Rate

571.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 571.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 255.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermit Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 31st 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 Hermit Road (E16 4HP) in the last 12 months was 571.4 per 1,000 residents and was 211.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermit Road (E16 4HP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hermit Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mona Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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