Crime Rate in Stratford Olympic Park, ward

Stratford Olympic Park has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 55th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 20th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stratford Olympic Park in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% higher than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stratford Olympic Park’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,417 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 23 cases , down -11.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 17.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 936 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stratford Olympic Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2668 crimes here, including 374 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.