Total Crime Rate
151.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alma Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 261st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Street (E15 1QA) in the last 12 months was 151.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Maryland average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alma Street (E15 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Eastern Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maryland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maryland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Salway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maryland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | David Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | David Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Salway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | David Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Simons Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Millstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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