Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · 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 6HB) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near St Winefride'S Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elsenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Winefride'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dersingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
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