Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gawsworth Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 744 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 Gawsworth Close (E15 1RT) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Forest Gate North average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gawsworth Close (E15 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Mcgrath Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gawsworth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Cruikshank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Wilberforce Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Cedars Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Idmiston Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Idmiston Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Janson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Walk Offender given a caution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Thorogood Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Cedars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Thorogood Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Janson Road
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Road
Mar 2026Theft from the person Warner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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