Total Crime Rate

860.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

251.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 860.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 251.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 111.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.0 9/10
  • Public order 75.1 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Drugs 49.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
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

Folkestone Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 20th highest crime rate of 745 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 860.1 per 1,000 residents and was 748.6% higher than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 251.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 537.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Road (E6 6AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Folkestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blaney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blaney Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blaney Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Elson Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blaney Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Robeson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blaney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blaney Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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