Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gerald Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gerald Road (E16 4HX) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Robbery with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gerald Road (E16 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malmesbury Terrace, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canning Town North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cliff Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godbold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifford Road | 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 | Vehicle crime | Hermit Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ronald Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranberry Lane | — |
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