Total Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bethell Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 762 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 Bethell Avenue (E16 4JT) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bethell Avenue (E16 4JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyas Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Croydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verbena Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mafeking Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Protea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ohio Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethell Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
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