Crime Rates at Wellington Road, East Ham, London, E6 2RQ

Wellington Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (E6 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (E6 2RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.