Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rayleigh Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Road (E16 1AX) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Royal Albert average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (E16 1AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunnigham Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rayleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pirie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Mews
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Regalia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regalia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnigham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Woolwich Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Woolwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Woolwich Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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