Total Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Robertson Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Robertson Road (E16 1FT) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Custom House average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robertson Road (E16 1FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwin Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robertson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hammersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vanguard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Burglary Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eclipse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eclipse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lowe Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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