Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Poulett Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 108th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulett Road (E6 6EG) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulett Road (E6 6EG), 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 Poulett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Public order A117 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Lloyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A117 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Canberra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —

Data Sources

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