Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Knights Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 371st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Road (E16 2AT) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Road (E16 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near West Mersea Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hanover Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mersea Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Charles Flemwell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badminton Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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