Crime Rate in East Ham, ward

East Ham has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 285th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 68th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Ham in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Ham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 621 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 16 cases , up 128.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 937 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Ham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.