Total Crime Rate
698.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 24th 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 St Johns Road (E6 1NW) in the last 12 months was 698.5 per 1,000 residents and was 243.8% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 139.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -59.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 215.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (E6 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street North, where police recorded 298 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Massey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street North | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ernald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Streatfeild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Streatfeild Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatfeild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatfeild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Road | — |
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