Crime and Safety in Newham
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Newham is among the top 5 most dangerous boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Newham in 2026 is 100 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to London's overall crime rate, coming in 22% higher than the London rate of 82 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Newham is among the top 10 most dangerous cities, and the 422nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Newham had the worst crime rate in London for drugs, with 307 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.75 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Newham residents, when it was London's most dangerous area for possession of weapons, recording 32 crimes at a rate of 0.08 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Newham are violence and sexual offences, with 12,089 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 30. This is 5% higher than 2025's figure of 11,498 offences and a difference of 1.42 from 2025's crime rate of 28. Newham's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 293 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 10% from 2025's figure of 267 crimes.
Newham 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 5 Most Dangerous
Boroughs, London
25% higher, regional crime rate
London
39% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Newham is 25% higher than London and 39% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Newham Crime Rate Over Time
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Newham Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Newham represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Newham's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Newham up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Newham's 4,356 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Newham? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Newham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Newham has a crime risk score of 646. This is based on analysis of 4,356 nearby areas within Newham, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Newham's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Newham, crime risk scores are typically around 646, while in London they are average 534.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 755 (613 for London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 812 (London 663).
Trends in Crime Risk
Newham
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 7% in Newham's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Newham's crime risk score is up by 19%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Newham's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 7%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Newham
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Newham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Theft From the Person offences have a crime rate of 9.77 reports per 1,000 people in Newham, which is 6.30 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 3,990 crime reports logged by Metropolitan Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Metropolitan Police recorded 1,703 reports of Robbery in Newham, resulting in a crime rate of 4.16 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 3.53.
The crime rate for Vehicle Crime is 2.48 times the national average at 11 reports per 1,000. This is from 4,348 crime reports reported to Metropolitan Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Newham
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.98 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.69 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 42% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 6.92 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 4.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 45% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.71 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 41% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Newham
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
No significant decreases identified.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Newham • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Newham | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10,048 | 24.65 | 1.74 | 235,985 | 21.68 | 1.53 | 236,187 | 21.58 | 1.53 |
| Bicycle Theft | 532 | 1.31 | 1.79 | 13,695 | 1.26 | 1.73 | 13,744 | 1.26 | 1.73 |
| Burglary | 1,641 | 4.03 | 1.29 | 47,359 | 4.34 | 1.39 | 47,451 | 4.33 | 1.38 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 2,085 | 5.10 | 0.81 | 54,098 | 4.99 | 0.79 | 54,220 | 4.97 | 0.79 |
| Drugs | 2,529 | 6.19 | 2.00 | 53,167 | 4.87 | 1.58 | 53,280 | 4.85 | 1.57 |
| Other Crime | 577 | 1.41 | 0.76 | 13,008 | 1.19 | 0.64 | 13,028 | 1.19 | 0.64 |
| Other Theft | 4,296 | 10.53 | 1.85 | 97,452 | 8.97 | 1.58 | 97,779 | 8.95 | 1.57 |
| Possession of Weapons | 293 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 6,443 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 6,461 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Public Order | 2,419 | 5.95 | 1.03 | 60,049 | 5.52 | 0.95 | 60,156 | 5.49 | 0.95 |
| Robbery | 1,703 | 4.16 | 3.53 | 30,804 | 2.83 | 2.40 | 30,857 | 2.83 | 2.40 |
| Shoplifting | 4,390 | 10.77 | 1.51 | 87,976 | 8.09 | 1.13 | 88,269 | 8.08 | 1.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 3,990 | 9.77 | 6.30 | 77,160 | 7.11 | 4.59 | 77,344 | 7.08 | 4.57 |
| Vehicle Crime | 4,348 | 10.65 | 2.48 | 81,755 | 7.50 | 1.74 | 81,900 | 7.50 | 1.74 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 12,089 | 29.64 | 0.98 | 273,434 | 25.12 | 0.83 | 273,897 | 25.04 | 0.82 |
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Total Crime by Year
Newham | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 40,892 | 100.22 | 1.39 | 896,400 | 82.39 | 1.14 | 898,386 | 82.17 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | 39,492 | 97.51 | 1.32 | 896,961 | 83.23 | 1.12 | 898,787 | 82.94 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 38,693 | 96.72 | 1.28 | 900,986 | 84.38 | 1.12 | 902,681 | 84.12 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 33,570 | 85.78 | 1.09 | 835,471 | 78.98 | 1.00 | 837,244 | 78.79 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 33,596 | 87.67 | 1.14 | 795,646 | 75.77 | 0.99 | 797,303 | 75.56 | 0.98 |
| 2021 | 31,204 | 82.78 | 1.21 | 727,983 | 69.09 | 1.01 | 729,401 | 68.83 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 32,516 | 87.58 | 1.18 | 819,467 | 77.66 | 1.05 | 821,362 | 77.41 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 34,965 | 95.87 | 1.26 | 849,310 | 80.70 | 1.06 | 851,175 | 80.59 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 33,937 | 94.72 | 1.33 | 810,063 | 77.08 | 1.08 | 811,738 | 76.91 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 31,405 | 88.61 | 1.39 | 758,160 | 72.41 | 1.13 | 759,755 | 72.22 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 9,462 | 26.76 | 1.40 | 234,565 | 22.42 | 1.18 | 235,003 | 22.39 | 1.17 |
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Crime in Newham's Neighbourhoods
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Neighbourhood | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekmouth | 679 | 130.30 | 30% more dangerous |
| North Woolwich | 999 | 64.64 | 36% safer |
| Silvertown | 670 | 105.28 | 5% more dangerous |
| Temple Mills | 993 | 63.90 | 36% safer |
Newham Compared to Other London Boroughs
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Borough | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 21,836 | 119.60 | 19% more dangerous |
| Lambeth | 37,842 | 103.24 | 3.0% more dangerous |
| Newham | 40,892 | 100.22 | - |
| Camden | 39,579 | 97.84 | 2.4% safer |
| Hackney | 31,315 | 97.19 | 3.0% safer |
| Haringey | 28,040 | 95.10 | 5% safer |
| Lewisham | 29,090 | 92.69 | 8% safer |
| Islington | 31,591 | 90.89 | 9% safer |
| Greenwich | 27,583 | 87.11 | 13% safer |
| Brent | 32,653 | 86.45 | 14% safer |
| Enfield | 29,378 | 85.76 | 14% safer |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 20,786 | 84.88 | 15% safer |
Comparing Newham to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 21% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 17% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 16% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 2.3% safer |
| Newham | 100.22 | - |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 4.4% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 4.8% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 6% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 7% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 8% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 25% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Newham's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Newham that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Green | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Victory Park | 84 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 82 | 213 |
| Three Mills Green | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 23 |
| Wanstead Flats | 147 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 160 | 239 |
| Thornton Road Allotments | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Villiers Gardens | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 29 |
| Sportsdock | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 52 TO 54 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 94 |
| Wanstead Park | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| City of London Cemetery | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 101 |
| The Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 |
| Woodgrange Park Cemetery | 70 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 136 |
| Little Ilford Park | 53 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 86 | 98 |
| Stratford Park | 18 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 59 | 79 |
| Memorial Recreation Ground | 48 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 38 |
| East London Cemetery | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 |
| Star Park | 63 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 46 |
| Plaistow Park | 69 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 101 |
| Terence McMillan Stadium | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Brampton Park | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| Canning Town Recreation Ground | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 33 |
| King George V Park | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 26 |
| Beckton District Park | 177 | 58 | 36 | 30 | 146 | 293 |
| East Ham Jewish Cemetery | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 |
| Thames Barrier Park | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 32 |
| West Ham Jewish Cemetery | 43 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 43 |
| West Ham Cemetery | 55 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 87 |
| Forest Lane Park | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 28 |
| Atherton Leisure Centre | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Empress Avenue Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Plashet Jewish Cemetery | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 54 |
| Plashet Park | 22 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 38 |
| West Ham Park | 46 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 91 | 108 |
| Leather Gardens | 26 | 9 | 7 | - | 27 | 22 |
| Lister Gardens | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 |
| Priory Park | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 52 |
| St Marys Allotment Gardens | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 26 |
| East Ham Leisure Centre | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 57 |
| Central Park | 40 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| Flanders Playing Fields | 33 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 |
| Gooseley's Playing Fields | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| East London Gymnnastics Centre | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| South Beckton Allotment Gardens | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Bow Green Ecology Park | 18 | 13 | 9 | - | 35 | 24 |
| Lyle Park | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 29 |
| Cundy Road Open Space | 26 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 61 |
| Leyes Road Allotment Gardens | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Connaught Allotments | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| New Beckton Park | 25 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 62 |
| Cyprus Allotment | 10 | 4 | - | - | 13 | 21 |
| Royal Victoria Gardens | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 35 |
| Fisher Street Open Space | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| Lee Valley Velopark | 31 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 55 |
| Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | 67 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 108 |
| Pudding Mill Allotments | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| Drapers Field | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 30 |
Recent Crimes in Newham
The 20 most recent crime reports in Newham.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Wolsey Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Claremont Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Buxton Road | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Service Route No 1 | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Caraway Close | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Hartlepool Court | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Knox Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Exeter Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Wolsey Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Claremont Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Manbrough Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near South Esk Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Manbrough Avenue |
Methodology & Data Sources
Newham Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Newham during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Newham Data Points
For Newham, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000215.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Newham's daytime - or "workday" - population of 279,299 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Newham