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Royal Victoria

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South Newham. About 17,679 people in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 13% of people in Royal Victoria live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,539
922nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
13%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Royal Victoria compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Royal VictoriaMiddle
Population24 wards, Newham · 2021
Population: every ward in Newham24 areas from 7,123 to 18,517. The middle area is 15,724. Royal Victoria is 14,539.
14,5399th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Newham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Newham24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 14.0%. Royal Victoria is 13.0%.
13%12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Newham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newham24 areas from 82.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.4%. Royal Victoria is 95.8%.
95.8%5th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Newham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newham24 areas from 2.9% to 10.0%. The middle area is 7.7%. Royal Victoria is 3.3%.
3.3%2nd lowest

Is Royal Victoria safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royal Victoria at a rate of 130.2 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, 192 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Royal Victoria.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (481), anti-social behaviour (401) and other crime (393).

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 ward, so they describe all of Newham and not Royal Victoria alone. See Newham

Average house price
£390,349
Down 5.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,595
92nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.6
29th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Royal Victoria in brief

Royal Victoria had 14,539 usual residents at the census.

About 13% of people in Royal Victoria live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Royal Victoria, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Royal Victoria, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.