Crime Rates at Memorial Avenue, London, E15 3BT

Memorial Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 136th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Memorial Avenue (E15 3BT) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Memorial Avenue (E15 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Ham, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durban Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.