Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Star Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Star Lane (E16 4RF) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Star Lane (E16 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyas Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Star Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malmesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malmesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Star Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malmesbury Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Avondale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Exning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tyas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B164 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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