Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 120.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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
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

Leather Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 336th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leather Gardens (E15 3LD) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the West Ham average (94.4 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 -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Gardens (E15 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorey Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leather Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Clow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandal Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moorey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hubbard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jack Clow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savoy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gillman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tom Nolan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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