Canning Town South & Bow Creek
Middle areaSouth west Newham. 15,614 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Canning Town South & Bow Creek live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canning Town South & Bow Creek
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canning Town South & Bow Creek at a rate of 185.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 621 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 531 |
| Other crime | 473 |
| Vehicle crime | 351 |
| Shoplifting | 220 |
| Theft from the person | 206 |
| Burglary | 165 |
| Drug offences | 158 |
| Robbery | 108 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 68 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canning Town South & Bow Creek compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Canning Town South & Bow Creek safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canning Town South & Bow Creek at a rate of 185.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 246 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canning Town South & Bow Creek.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (621), anti-social behaviour (531) and other crime (473).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Canning Town South & Bow Creek alone. See Newham
Canning Town South & Bow Creek in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canning Town South & Bow Creek was £454,560 in 2025.
Canning Town South & Bow Creek had 13,097 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Canning Town South & Bow Creek live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canning Town South & Bow Creek, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.