←Back to overview
Crime · Newham
Reported crime in central Newham
2,719 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 133 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,719
Rate / 1,000
133
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 713 | 26% |
| Shoplifting | 479 | 18% |
| Anti social behaviour | 344 | 13% |
| Other theft | 212 | 8% |
| Bicycle theft | 191 | 7% |
| Public order | 179 | 7% |
| Theft from the person | 149 | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 140 | 5% |
| Drugs | 87 | 3% |
| Burglary | 65 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 58 | 2% |
| Robbery | 42 | 2% |
| Other crime | 34 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 26 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 69 | 68 | 46 | 48 | 68 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 84 | 68 | 713 |
| Shoplifting | 37 | 42 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 51 | 479 |
| Anti social behaviour | 30 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 344 |
| Other theft | 25 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 212 |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 191 |
| Public order | 12 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 179 |
| Theft from the person | 31 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 149 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 140 |
| Drugs | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 87 |
| Burglary | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 58 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 42 |
| Other crime | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| Total | 263 | 246 | 187 | 218 | 231 | 189 | 197 | 186 | 232 | 220 | 254 | 296 | 2719 |
FewerMore
police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Newham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 20,371.