Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (E15 3HU) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the West Ham average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (E15 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Ham Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Moorey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gillman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Lucia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthing Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nina Mackay Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nina Mackay Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savoy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hubbard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dirleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faringford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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