Crime Rate in East Ham South, ward

East Ham South has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1903rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 349th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Ham South in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Ham South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , up 12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 658 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Ham South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Blaney Crescent, with 185 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Jenkins Lane (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.