Total Crime Rate

1318.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1318.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 328.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 220.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.3 10/10
  • Other theft 102.7 10/10
  • Robbery 67.0 10/10
  • Drugs 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • 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

Myrtle Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 9th 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 Myrtle Road (E6 1HU) in the last 12 months was 1318.5 per 1,000 residents and was 548.9% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -72.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 261.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (E6 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 342 crimes here, including 90 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 (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ron Leighton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ron Leighton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ray Massey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Massey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ray Massey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ray Massey Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lloyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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