Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 331st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1TE) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 17 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badminton Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pirie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Charles Flemwell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Possession of weapons Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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