Total Crime Rate
197.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roman Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 181st highest crime rate of 745 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 Roman Road (E6 3ST) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roman Road (E6 3ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denbigh Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Noel Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Noel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Noel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Noel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Noel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dewberry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Denbigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Denbigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stokes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lonsdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewberry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mahindra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viking Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mahindra Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mahindra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mahindra Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Crescent | β |
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