Crime Rates at Nelson Street, London, E6 2QA

Nelson Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in East Ham South , and the 225th 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 Nelson Street (E6 2QA) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the East Ham South average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (E6 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdon Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.