Total Crime Rate
85.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street South area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street South (E6 3PD) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street South (E6 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street South. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Ham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greatfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greatfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Road | Under investigation |
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