Crime Rate in Forest Gate South, ward

Forest Gate South has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 616th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 139th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Gate South in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Gate South’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 858 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 134.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 789 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Gate South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.