Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.4 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 184th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folkestone Road (E6 6BX) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Road (E6 6BX), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brede Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Robeson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blaney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Elson Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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