Total Crime Rate
173.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street North area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 198th 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 High Street North (E12 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (β 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street North (E12 6TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Avenue, where police recorded 140 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodgrange Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgrange Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgrange Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coleridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Snowshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Snowshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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