Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Wolsey Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 254th 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 Wolsey Avenue (E6 6AH) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Avenue (E6 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolsey Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hameway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hartshorn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Elson Way
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brede Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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