Total Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paul Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 243rd 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 Paul Close (E15 4QE) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the West Ham average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paul Close (E15 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Tramway Avenue. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tramway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tramway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tramway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chopwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryant Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bryant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandrake Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tramway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandrake Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Densham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Densham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Ham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Ham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Ham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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