Overview of Newham crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Newham ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 48751 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Newham has a population of 351036. This equates to a crime rate of 138.88 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.67 % compared to previous year. It also puts Newham in 12th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Newham ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 48751 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Newham has a population of 351036. This equates to a crime rate of 138.88 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.67 % compared to previous year. It also puts Newham in 12th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Newham are Violence and sexual offences (23.5%) Anti-social behaviour (19.4%) Other theft (11.6%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.1%) Other crime (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.5%).
There are 24 wards in Newham. Wards with high crime rates are Stratford Olympic Park (377.9), Stratford (333.3), East Ham (252.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Little Ilford (85.5), Plashet (77.5), Wall End (76.7) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Newham, we see high crime rates in E20 (498.7), E15 (172.6), IG11 (145.5) . Safest postcode districts are E7 (107.2), E11 (103.6), E12 (88.5) .
Newham crime incidents by crime type
A total of 48751 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 11442 (23.5)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 9463 (19.4)%
- Other theft – 5672 (11.6)%
- Vehicle crime – 4776 (9.8)%
- Theft from the person – 4071 (8.4)%
- Public order – 2353 (4.8)%
- Shoplifting – 2240 (4.6)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2161 (4.4)%
- Burglary – 1967 (4.0)%
- Drugs – 1791 (3.7)%
- Robbery – 1585 (3.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 521 (1.1)%
- Other crime – 463 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 246 (0.5)%
How does Newham compare against nearby areas ?
Newham ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Newham is compared against
Crime rates in Newham wards
There are 24 wards within Newham. Stratford Olympic Park, Stratford, East Ham has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Newham wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Newham
There are 11 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Newham. Highest crime rates in E20, E15, IG11 .
- E20 – 498.7
- E15 – 172.6
- IG11 – 145.5
- E6 – 131.6
- E16 – 130.1
- E3 – 128.0
- E13 – 127.0
- E14 – 126.2
- E7 – 107.2
- E11 – 103.6
- E12 – 88.5
Postcode districts in Newham
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