Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Florence Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 260th lowest 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 Florence Street (E16 4JS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Street (E16 4JS), 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 Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Crime Over Time in Florence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beckton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mafeking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elim Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.