Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Church Road (E12 6AF) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (E12 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 59 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 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leamington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixth Avenue | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leamington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
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