Crime Rates at High Street South, London, E6 6ES

High Street South area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 28th 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 High Street South (E6 6ES) in the last 12 months was 664.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street South (E6 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street North, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.