Total Crime Rate

806.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

243.7 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 806.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 243.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 223.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.6 10/10
  • Drugs 97.5 10/10
  • Other theft 97.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.2 8/10
  • Public order 50.5 10/10
  • Robbery 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
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

Lathom Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 23rd 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 Lathom Road (E6 2DU) in the last 12 months was 806.9 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% higher than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 243.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathom Road (E6 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lathom Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydeard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydeard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydeard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skeffington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lydeard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Ham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ham Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Ham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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