Crime Rate in East Ham South, ward

East Ham South has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1553rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 315th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Ham South in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Ham South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 532 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 14 cases , up 7.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 35.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 728 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Ham South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Masefield Gardens, with 202 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Jenkins Lane (54 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.