Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Barrowfield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 264th highest crime rate of 762 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 Old Barrowfield (E15 3JH) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the West Ham average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barrowfield (E15 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbourne Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Barrowfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eve Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Densham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wakelin Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Densham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranelagh Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street North
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gift Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorey Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ada Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richford Road
Sep 2025Burglary Richford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eve Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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