Total Crime Rate

320.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 320.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 80th highest crime rate of 745 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 320.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (β‰ˆ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% 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 134 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southchurch Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Public order Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Didsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Didsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Streatfeild Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southchurch Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulett Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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