Total Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Folkestone Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 292nd lowest 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 Folkestone Road (E6 6AY) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folkestone Road (E6 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Blaney Crescent. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 31 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathews Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Robeson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Elson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Langton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Becket Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Avenue | Under investigation |
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