Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 144th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (E6 6EE) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the East Ham average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (E6 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Streatfeild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Streatfeild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southchurch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poulett Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Didsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Didsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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