Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Telham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 42nd 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 Telham Road (E6 6BS) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telham Road (E6 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Mathews Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 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 | Brede Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Langton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathews Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elderberry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Becket Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Telham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Elson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flanders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manbrough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
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