Crime Rate in Royal Albert, ward

Royal Albert has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 2381st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 284th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Albert in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Albert’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 364 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Albert ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hartmann Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.