Crime Rate in Stratford Olympic Park, ward

Stratford Olympic Park has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 50th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 19th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stratford Olympic Park in the last 12 months was 393.1 per 1,000 residents and was 181.2% higher than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stratford Olympic Park’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,299 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 25 cases , up 92.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 92.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 909 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stratford Olympic Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2853 crimes here, including 336 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.