Total Crime Rate
797.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Folkestone Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in East Ham South , and the 19th 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 Folkestone Road (E6 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 797.9 per 1,000 residents and was 730.2% higher than the East Ham South average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 92 (β 238.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 642.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folkestone Road (E6 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blaney Crescent. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blaney Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Folkestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaney Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaney Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blaney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blaney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Robeson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blaney Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mathews Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wolsey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mathews Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
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