Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 198.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watson Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Wall End , and the 179th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Avenue (E6 2BP) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher than the Wall End average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Avenue (E6 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Calverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wall End Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wall End Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wall End Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stevenage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Calverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wall End Road
Apr 2026Robbery Watson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Calverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Calverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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