Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elsenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Winefride'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winefride'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dersingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathaway Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Hathaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hathaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevelyan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevelyan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Winefride'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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