Total Crime Rate
850.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street North area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 17th 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 High Street North (E6 2JA) in the last 12 months was 850.2 per 1,000 residents and was 318.4% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 252.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street North (E6 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 390 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pilgrims Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydeard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Massey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ray Massey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ron Leighton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ron Leighton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydeard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ray Massey Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lydeard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lydeard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lydeard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydeard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sibley Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ray Massey Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pilgrims Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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