Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 171st 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 Vicarage Lane (E6 6AD) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 447.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (E6 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street South. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mathews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mountfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Horse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bream Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brede Close
Sep 2025Drugs Brede Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft High Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elderberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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