Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marabou Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 159th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marabou Close (E12 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marabou Close (E12 6AZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Marabou Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Snowshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snowshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leamington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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