Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in East Ham South , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Vicarage Lane (E6 6BE) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the East Ham South average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Lane (E6 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlow Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street South (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Wesley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marlow Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southchurch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Horse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A117 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A117 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A117 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A117 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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