Crime Rate in Royal Victoria, ward

Royal Victoria has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1476th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 295th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Victoria in the last 12 months was 105.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 420 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -15.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 39.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 572 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Victoria ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Fitzwilliam Mews, with 165 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Western Gateway (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.