Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buckingham Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 269th 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 Buckingham Road (E15 1SP) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Road (E15 1SP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cormorant Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilberforce Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelduck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelduck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cormorant Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruikshank Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gawsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heyworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwater Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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