Crime Rate in West Ham, ward

West Ham has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1852nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 342nd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Ham in the last 12 months was 95.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Ham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 428 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 535 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Ham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Church Street, with 84 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Eastbourne Road (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.