Total Crime Rate
188.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mathews Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mountfield Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Horse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bream Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Becket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brede Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brede Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mathews Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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