Total Crime Rate
313.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Warren area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Warren (E12 5HY) in the last 12 months was 313.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (β 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Warren (E12 5HY), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carlyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlyle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carlyle Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest View Road | β |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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