Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilmer Lea Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 249th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmer Lea Close (E15 2HR) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Maryland average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmer Lea Close (E15 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 766 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmer Lea Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stratford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montfichet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montfichet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stratford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carpenters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montfichet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montfichet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gibbins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stratford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Docklands Light Railway
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stratford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Montfichet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montfichet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montfichet Road

Data Sources

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