Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A117 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Robbery A117 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Streatfeild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatfeild Avenue
Apr 2026Theft from the person A117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulett Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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