Total Crime Rate

730.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 730.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 248.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.2 10/10
  • Other theft 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.3 10/10
  • Robbery 54.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hanover Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 25th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Avenue (E16 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 730.2 per 1,000 residents and was 676.3% higher than the Royal Albert average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 230.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 371.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Avenue (E16 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzwilliam Mews. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidal Basin Road
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badminton Mews

Data Sources

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