Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 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 47.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 110th 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 1ST) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Western Gateway. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 57 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Gateway —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keats Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Hanover Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badminton Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Charles Flemwell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station 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 Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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