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

St Johns 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 St Johns Road (E6 1NN) 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 St Johns Road (E6 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street North, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue

Data Sources

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