Total Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street South area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 275th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street South (E6 3RR) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% higher than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street South (E6 3RR), 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 | Public order | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Johnstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greatfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greatfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Other crime | Greatfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elderberry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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