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Crime in Newham by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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13,627crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-1%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Manor Parklowest rate97.6 per 1,000 a year
139.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Little Ilford (-10%), Plashet (-9%) and Upton Park (-9%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1StratfordE15 · 33,434 residents 308.4▼ 1%anti-social behaviour
2North WoolwichE16 · 7,577 residents 249.2▲ 26%violence
3Mill MeadsE15 · 21,708 residents 193.5▲ 34%violence
4SilvertownE16 · 10,176 residents 181.2▼ 4%violence
5West HamE15 · 32,214 residents 171.7▲ 7%violence
6CyprusE6 · 10,903 residents 162.2▼ 8%violence
7Canning TownE16 · 35,426 residents 151.4▼ 4%violence
8UptonE7 · 46,920 residents 148.2▼ 3%violence
9MarylandE15 · 45,446 residents 146.5▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
10Forest GateE7 · 33,536 residents 139.70%anti-social behaviour
11Custom HouseE16 · 32,761 residents 136.9▲ 4%violence
12East HamE6 · 226,278 residents 125.8▼ 3%violence
13Gallions ReachE16 · 8,115 residents 118.8▼ 7%violence
14BecktonE6 · 20,479 residents 116.8▼ 5%violence
15Upton ParkE13 · 53,926 residents 115.7▼ 9%violence
16PlashetE7 · 60,539 residents 112.7▼ 9%violence
17Little IlfordE12 · 36,432 residents 112.5▼ 10%violence
18PlaistowE13 · 46,917 residents 111.1▲ 2%violence
19Manor ParkE12 · 31,095 residents 97.6▼ 1%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Newham have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Manor Park, Plaistow, Little Ilford, Plashet and Upton Park.

Which areas of Newham have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Stratford, North Woolwich, Mill Meads, Silvertown and West Ham.

Is crime going up or down in Newham?

Across Newham, 13,627 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 1% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.