Crime Rate in Royal Albert, ward

Royal Albert has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1992nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 329th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Albert in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Albert’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 8 cases , down -27.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 364 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Albert ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hartmann Road, with 148 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Basin Approach (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.