Total Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hermit Road area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hermit Road (E16 4LD) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermit Road (E16 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ohio Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyas Road | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Protea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ordnance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Star Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Star Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
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