Total Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026De Quincey Mews 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 De Quincey Mews (E16 1SU) 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 De Quincey Mews (E16 1SU), 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.
View Crime In Royal Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzwilliam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Mersea Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Western Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfax Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Keats Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Mersea Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southey Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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