Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Magdalene Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 271st 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 Magdalene Gardens (E6 6HS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalene Gardens (E6 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalene Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hameway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnstone Road
Apr 2026Other crime Johnstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albatross Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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