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Crime · West Ham
Reported crime in central West Ham
3,277 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 101 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,277
Rate / 1,000
101
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,451 | 44% |
| Anti social behaviour | 391 | 12% |
| Public order | 257 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 241 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 221 | 7% |
| Other theft | 184 | 6% |
| Burglary | 148 | 5% |
| Drugs | 101 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 87 | 3% |
| Other crime | 70 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 59 | 2% |
| Robbery | 34 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 19 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 14 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 135 | 266 | 91 | 120 | 83 | 112 | 110 | 91 | 106 | 98 | 128 | 111 | 1451 |
| Anti social behaviour | 56 | 68 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 391 | |
| Public order | 41 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 257 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 241 | |
| Shoplifting | 23 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 221 | |
| Other theft | 29 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 184 | |
| Burglary | 17 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 148 | |
| Drugs | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 101 | |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 87 | |
| Other crime | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 70 | |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
| Robbery | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 34 | |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Theft from the person | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 374 | 290 | 250 | 275 | 240 | 239 | 270 | 235 | 261 | 235 | 316 | 292 | 3277 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering West Ham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 32,449.