Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Florence 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton 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 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mafeking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elim Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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