Total Crime Rate

698.5 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 698.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Other theft 113.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.8 9/10
  • Drugs 89.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Robbery 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Massey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hockley Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lloyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ernald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Streatfeild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road

Data Sources

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