Crime Rates at Melford Road, East Ham, London, E6 3QY

Melford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in East Ham South , and the 286th highest crime rate of 762 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 Melford Road (E6 3QY) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the East Ham South average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (E6 3QY), 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.