Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishops Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 248th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Avenue (E13 0RB) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Avenue (E13 0RB), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Terrace. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stukeley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishops Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stukeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stukeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stukeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plashet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plashet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lucas Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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