Crime Rate in Boleyn, ward

Boleyn has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 2400th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 277th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boleyn in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boleyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 382 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 485 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boleyn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Imperial Mews. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.