Total Crime Rate
444.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wythes Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 45th highest crime rate of 762 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 Wythes Road (E16 2DN) in the last 12 months was 444.2 per 1,000 residents and was 416.8% higher than the Royal Albert average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 130.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wythes Road (E16 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hartmann Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartmann Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Saville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | London City Airport | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | London City Airport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | London City Airport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | London City Airport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartmann Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartmann Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartmann Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartmann Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartmann Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Constance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hartmann Road | Under investigation |
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