Total Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sidney Elson Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sidney Elson Way (E6 6DH) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sidney Elson Way (E6 6DH), 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 | Vehicle crime | Ranelagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mathews Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mathews Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Folkestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranelagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mountfield Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brede Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eastbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wolsey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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