Crime Rate in Forest Gate North, ward

Forest Gate North has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1802nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 331st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Gate North in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Gate North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 345 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Gate North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Forest Gate. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.