Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gurney Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 285th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gurney Close (E15 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurney Close (E15 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luxembourg Mews, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leytonstone Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gurney Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carolina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borthwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borthwick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carolina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilberforce Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carolina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carolina Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carolina Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carolina Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walnut Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruikshank Road β€”

Data Sources

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