Total Crime Rate

423.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 423.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Burglary 55.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boxley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 54th 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 Boxley Street (E16 2AN) in the last 12 months was 423.1 per 1,000 residents and was 349.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boxley Street (E16 2AN), 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 Boxley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crest Avenue 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Crest Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royal Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shipwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour North Woolwich Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Woolwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shipwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rayleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shipwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bonnet Street 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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