Crime Rate in West Ham, ward

West Ham has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 2312th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 292nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Ham in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Ham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 389 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 504 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Ham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Church Street, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Amity Road (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.