Crime Rates at Forest Drive, London, E12 5DF

Forest Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 229th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Drive (E12 5DF) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Drive (E12 5DF), 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.