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

Southey 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 Southey Mews (E16 1TN) 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 Southey Mews (E16 1TN), 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 Southey Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julia Garfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Gateway —
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Gateway —
Apr 2026Burglary Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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