Total Crime Rate
137.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Major Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 269th highest crime rate of 762 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 Major Road (E15 1EF) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Maryland average (178.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Major Road (E15 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mirabelle Gardens, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forrester Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henniker Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drapers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mirabelle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mirabelle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alma Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mirabelle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mirabelle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitear Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thornham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drapers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drapers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Road Leyton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Leyton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mirabelle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkway Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Major Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Major Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Major Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | β |
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