Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wesley Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 210th 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 Wesley Avenue (E16 1SN) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1SN), 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 Wesley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close
Apr 2026Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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