Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Melford Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 90th 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 Melford Road (E6 3RA) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (E6 3RA), 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

Crime Over Time in Melford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Denington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greatfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Birch Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Johnstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnstone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greatfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Greatfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Marlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Denington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fabian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fabian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street South Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 32

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑