Crime Rates at Wards Wharf Approach, London, E16 2ER

Wards Wharf Approach area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 79th 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 Wards Wharf Approach (E16 2ER) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wards Wharf Approach (E16 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wards Wharf Approach, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.