Crime Rates at The Birches, London, E12 5BS

The Birches area has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 240th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Birches (E12 5BS) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (E12 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.