Total Crime Rate
209.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kempton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 147th highest crime rate of 762 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 Kempton Road (E6 2LB) in the last 12 months was 209.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kempton Road (E6 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Road, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kempton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kempton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kempton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barking Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caledon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
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