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Crime · Newham
Reported crime in central Newham
2,908 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 143 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,908
Rate / 1,000
143
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 760 | 26% |
| Shoplifting | 520 | 18% |
| Anti social behaviour | 373 | 13% |
| Other theft | 222 | 8% |
| Bicycle theft | 219 | 8% |
| Public order | 195 | 7% |
| Theft from the person | 141 | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 135 | 5% |
| Drugs | 91 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 74 | 3% |
| Burglary | 67 | 2% |
| Robbery | 44 | 2% |
| Other crime | 35 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 32 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 48 | 68 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 84 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 760 |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 51 | 43 | 50 | 64 | 520 |
| Anti social behaviour | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 373 |
| Other theft | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 222 |
| Bicycle theft | 18 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 219 |
| Public order | 28 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 195 |
| Theft from the person | 6 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 135 |
| Drugs | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 91 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 74 |
| Burglary | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 67 |
| Robbery | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 44 |
| Other crime | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| Total | 218 | 231 | 189 | 197 | 186 | 232 | 220 | 254 | 296 | 292 | 298 | 295 | 2908 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Newham, Oct 2025 to Sept 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 20,371.