Total Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester 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.
View Crime In Canning Town North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ronald Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hermit Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranberry Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godbold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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