Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street South area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 745 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 High Street South (E6 3PG) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ).

In the area around High Street South (E6 3PG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greatfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Johnstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnstone Road
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elderberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Greatfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greatfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Birch Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albatross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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