Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Middle areaSouth Newham. 13,601 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 16% of people in Silvertown & Royal Wharf live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Silvertown & Royal Wharf
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silvertown & Royal Wharf at a rate of 114.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 360 |
| Other crime | 280 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Vehicle crime | 182 |
| Theft from the person | 156 |
| Burglary | 107 |
| Drug offences | 89 |
| Robbery | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Silvertown & Royal Wharf compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Silvertown & Royal Wharf safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silvertown & Royal Wharf at a rate of 114.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Silvertown & Royal Wharf.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), other crime (280) and anti-social behaviour (246).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Silvertown & Royal Wharf alone. See Newham
Silvertown & Royal Wharf in brief
The median price paid for a home in Silvertown & Royal Wharf was £522,500 in 2025.
Silvertown & Royal Wharf had 11,244 usual residents at the census.
About 16% of people in Silvertown & Royal Wharf live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Silvertown & Royal Wharf, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.