Total Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High 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.
View Crime In East Ham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greatfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Johnstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elderberry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greatfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greatfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Birch Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albatross Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magdalene Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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