Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chester Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 299th 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 Chester Road (E16 4NL) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (E16 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyas Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Exning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ordnance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
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