Total Crime Rate

131.2 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shirley Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 283rd 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 Shirley Road (E15 4HX) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Maryland average (178.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (E15 4HX), the main crime hotspot is near Litchfield Avenue. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mantle Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mantle Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Mantle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenavon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Densham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Densham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Litchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Temme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Litchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Litchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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