Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barrier Point Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrier Point Road (E16 2SD) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Royal Albert average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrier Point Road (E16 2SD), the main crime hotspot is near Cunnigham Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrier Point Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Crest Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rope Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Rope Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rope Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rope Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrier Point Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontoon Dock
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pontoon Dock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pontoon Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pontoon Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontoon Dock Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schooner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Schooner Road Under investigation
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 Regalia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regalia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cunnigham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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