Total Crime Rate
115.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest View Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 762 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 View Road (E12 5HX) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest View Road (E12 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michigan Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Warren | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlyle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carlyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Warren | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rabbits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rabbits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rabbits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rabbits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Michigan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Michigan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Michigan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
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