Total Crime Rate

541.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 541.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Burglary 50.3 10/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Robbery 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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

Oak Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 35th highest crime rate of 745 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 Oak Crescent (E16 4QL) in the last 12 months was 541.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% 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 Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Crescent (E16 4QL), 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 Oak Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Town Bus Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comyns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comyns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comyns Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comyns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyas Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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