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Crime in E16 1GP

How much crime is recorded in E16 1GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Custom House
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,881 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E16 1GP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E16 1GP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E16 1GPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Vehicle crime14.33.5
Burglary7.79.1
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.11.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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