Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 142.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Heigham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heigham Road (E6 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heigham Road (E6 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bendish Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heigham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stamford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woodhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woodhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woodhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grangewood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ray Massey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ray Massey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ray Massey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ray Massey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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