Crime Rates at Birch Close, London, E16 4QW

Birch Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 49th 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 Birch Close (E16 4QW) in the last 12 months was 417.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (E16 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 450 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.