Total Crime Rate

1256.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1256.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 193.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.2 10/10
  • Other theft 116.1 10/10
  • Robbery 65.5 10/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myrtle Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 11th highest crime rate of 745 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 Myrtle Road (E6 1HU) in the last 12 months was 1256.0 per 1,000 residents and was 512.7% higher than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 281.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (E6 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/204)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrims Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hartley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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