Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 176.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 216th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1UL) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Royal Albert average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (E16 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunnigham Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Mews 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pirie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Regalia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regalia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunnigham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Woolwich Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Woolwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Woolwich Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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