Total Crime Rate
2244.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (E15 4QS) in the last 12 months was 2244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1160.3% higher than the Maryland average (178.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 53.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 653.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (E15 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Tramway Avenue. Police recorded 426 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chant Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Docklands Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Docklands Light Railway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Docklands Light Railway | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Eastern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jupp Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Eastern Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Docklands Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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