Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chester Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 342nd highest 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 Chester Road (E16 4NL) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (E16 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Close
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyas Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ronald Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hermit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranberry Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comyns Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comyns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godbold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comyns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comyns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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