East Ham Central
Middle areaNorth east Newham. 10,524 people in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in East Ham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Ham Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Ham Central at a rate of 265.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 556 |
| Other crime | 505 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 448 |
| Theft from the person | 373 |
| Shoplifting | 335 |
| Drug offences | 172 |
| Robbery | 160 |
| Vehicle crime | 113 |
| Burglary | 69 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Ham Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Ham Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Ham Central at a rate of 265.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 201 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Ham Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (556), other crime (505) and anti-social behaviour (448).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not East Ham Central alone. See Newham
East Ham Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Ham Central was £437,500 in 2025.
East Ham Central had 9,962 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in East Ham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Ham Central, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.