Crime in Newham
Recorded crime in Newham is 1.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 15%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
374,523 residents in 185 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 9.0/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +15%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 15% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Newham, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.3× the England and Wales average. 97 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 42% of the harm here
- Robbery: 22% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 28 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 4.4 |
| Burglary | 5.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.0 |
| Drugs | 6.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 11.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 7.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 11.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.5 |
| Public order | 5.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.0 |
What crimes are recorded in Newham
104.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Newham in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 40,727. Home Office recorded crime: 38,954 (5% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,609 | 4.3 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 2,058 | 5.5 | About the same |
| Vehicle tampering | 315 | 0.84 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism to homes | 388 | 1.0 | Down 7% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 125 | 0.33 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 578 | 1.5 | Up 3% |
| Arson | 83 | 0.22 | Up 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 585 | 1.6 | Down 21% |
| Burglary of businesses | 577 | 1.5 | Down 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 137 | 0.37 | Up 23% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 187 | 0.50 | Up 14% |
| Robbery of people | 1,367 | 3.6 | Down 2% |
| Robbery of businesses | 351 | 0.94 | Up 4% |
| Violence with injury | 2,796 | 7.5 | Up 5% |
| Violence without injury | 5,264 | 14.1 | Up 12% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,758 | 7.4 | Up 24% |
| Sexual offences | 1,112 | 3.0 | Up 12% |
| Shoplifting | 4,050 | 10.8 | Down 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 496 | 1.3 | Down 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 3,654 | 9.8 | Down 19% |
| Drug dealing | 836 | 2.2 | Down 37% |
| Drug possession | 1,766 | 4.7 | Up 38% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Newham.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Newham, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 11,192 | 6% | 4% | 56% | 23% | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 4,837 | 8% | 5% | 21% | 63% | 4% |
| Other theft | 4,558 | 1% | 0% | 12% | 81% | 6% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 4,250 | 0% | 0% | 6% | 86% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3,889 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 90% | 4% |
| Drugs | 2,894 | 9% | 34% | 47% | 2% | 7% |
| Public order | 2,250 | 7% | 1% | 41% | 37% | 14% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,993 | 4% | 3% | 27% | 60% | 5% |
| Robbery | 1,748 | 5% | 0% | 21% | 65% | 8% |
| Burglary | 1,566 | 6% | 0% | 10% | 80% | 4% |
| Other crime | 627 | 11% | 12% | 38% | 25% | 15% |
| Bicycle theft | 551 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 87% | 5% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 262 | 49% | 3% | 24% | 8% | 15% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Newham
Questions about crime in Newham
- Is Newham a safe place to live?
- Newham scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Newham?
- Up 15% over 5 years, from 35,448 recorded crimes a year to 40,935.
- What is the most common crime in Newham?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Newham?
- In Newham, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 53% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Newham?
- Of 1,566 burglaries reported in Newham between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 80% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Newham?
- In Newham, the police recorded 1,609 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.3 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Newham?
- 1,091 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Newham in 2025/26, 2.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Newham last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Newham in 2025/26, against 5 the year before.