Crime Rates at Sandford Road, East Ham, London, E6 3QJ

Sandford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 76th 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 Sandford Road (E6 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (E6 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlow Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street South (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.