Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Katherine Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boleyn , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Katherine Road (E6 1PB) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Boleyn average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Katherine Road (E6 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hockley Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakefield Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakefield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arragon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grangewood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hartley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillett Avenue | Under investigation |
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