Crime Rates at Leigh Road, London, E6 2AS

Leigh Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Wall End , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Leigh Road (E6 2AS) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Wall End average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (E6 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watson Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.