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Crime in E16 4

How much crime is recorded in E16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newham
Region
London
Population
21,229 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E16 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in E16 4, 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Shoplifting18.28.4
Burglary17.59.1
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Other theft7.54.5
Theft from the person4.62.1
Public order4.34.6
Drugs4.12.4
Robbery3.51.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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