Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Gate area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 762 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 Britannia Gate (E16 1SB) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Royal Albert average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Gate (E16 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Western Gateway. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Britannia Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Knights Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knights Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tom Jenkinson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Sep 2025Public order West Mersea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanameel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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