Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verbena Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Verbena Close (E16 4NU) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verbena Close (E16 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyas Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Verbena Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verbena Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyas Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Exning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tyas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Star Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Tyas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valerian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethell Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Protea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pretoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladysmith Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mafeking Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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