Custom House
Middle areaSouth Newham. 10,272 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Custom House live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Custom House
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Custom House at a rate of 148.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 316 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 306 |
| Other crime | 278 |
| Vehicle crime | 215 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 178 |
| Theft from the person | 61 |
| Drug offences | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Robbery | 33 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Custom House compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Custom House safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Custom House at a rate of 148.8 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, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Custom House.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (316), violence and sexual offences (306) and other crime (278).
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 Custom House alone. See Newham
Custom House in brief
The median price paid for a home in Custom House was £362,000 in 2025.
Custom House had 9,552 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Custom House live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Custom House, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.