Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.4 8/10
  • Drugs 73.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 279th 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 Lime Walk (E15 4DA) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the West Ham average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Walk (E15 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near West Ham Lane. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lime Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Elmgreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barnby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Devenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barnby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barnby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gift Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chaplin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliot Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faringford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faringford Road —

Data Sources

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