Crime Rates at Gresham Road, East Ham, London, E6 6DS

Gresham Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 99th 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 Gresham Road (E6 6DS) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Road (E6 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near High Street South. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.