Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gresham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 72nd 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 Gresham Road (E6 6DS) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Road (E6 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnstone Road
Apr 2026Other crime Johnstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brede Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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