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Crime in E12

How much crime is recorded in E12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newham
Region
London
Population
50,632 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in E12, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E12National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary12.39.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.74.5
Theft from the person4.32.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.54.6
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery2.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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