Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in East Ham South , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 762 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 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the East Ham South average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Avenue (E6 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Albans Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartshorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mountfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Wesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Horse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road
Sep 2025Burglary Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Wesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brede Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Brede Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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