Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Telham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 54th 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 Telham Road (E6 6BS) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telham Road (E6 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Mathews Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mountfield Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Horse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Horse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mathews Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mathews Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brede Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brede Close | — |
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