Crime Rates at Elmgreen Close, London, E15 4BS

Elmgreen Close 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 Elmgreen Close (E15 4BS) 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 Elmgreen Close (E15 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.