Postcode district · London
Crime in E6
How much crime is recorded in E6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 95,852 (2024)
E6Postcode district · London
How safe is E6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in E6, above 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
E6National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Shoplifting8.58.4
Other theft7.64.5
Theft from the person7.32.1
Drugs4.82.4
Public order4.64.6
Robbery4.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.