Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 173.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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 6TL) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 6TL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snowshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Snowshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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