Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hermit Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 270th 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 Hermit Road (E16 4LA) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermit Road (E16 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Ronald Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermit Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ronald Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elim Way —
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 2026Vehicle crime Hermit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mafeking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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