Total Crime Rate

325.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 325.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Muir Street 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 Muir Street (E16 2HL) 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 Muir Street (E16 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennard Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Royal Albert

Crime Over Time in Muir Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime London City Airport Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Sheldrake Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawsthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leonard Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑