Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St 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.
View Crime In East Ham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Langton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magdalene Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Elson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Johnstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Telham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Telham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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