Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 194.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Malmesbury Terrace area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 185th 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 Malmesbury Terrace (E16 4PL) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Terrace (E16 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malmesbury Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clarkson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Cassidy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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