Total Crime Rate
67.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St James Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (E15 1RN) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Road (E15 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelduck Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cruikshank Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelduck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Globe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwater Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cemetery Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelduck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcgrath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cormorant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cormorant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevelyan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heyworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilberforce Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilberforce Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Janson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcgrath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Close | β |
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