Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street South area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street South (E6 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street South (E6 6EJ), 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.
View Crime In East Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Streatfeild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A117 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Streatfeild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatfeild Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poulett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poulett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
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