Crime Rate in Forest Gate North, ward

Forest Gate North has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1548th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 314th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Gate North in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Gate North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 384 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Gate North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Brooking Road, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Forest Gate (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.