Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (E12 6AD) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).
In the area around Church Road (E12 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street North (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Snowshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Snowshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marabou Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marabou Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coleridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
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