Crime Rates at Damask Crescent, London, E16 4PQ

Damask Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 109th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Damask Crescent (E16 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damask Crescent (E16 4PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teasel Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.