Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hammersley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 204th 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 Hammersley Road (E16 1UF) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Custom House average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammersley Road (E16 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robertson Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hammersley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenscroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bothwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Reed Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pacific Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chandler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ravenscroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Formunt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Forty Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Murdock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingal Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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