Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

St Albans Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Avenue (E6 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Avenue (E6 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Elson Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Johnstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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