Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Comyns Close 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 Comyns Close (E16 4JJ) 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 Comyns Close (E16 4JJ), 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 Comyns Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hermit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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