Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Janson Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 205th highest crime rate of 745 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 Janson Road (E15 1TE) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Janson Road (E15 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilberforce Walk (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maryland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorogood Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Idmiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Janson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thorogood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janson Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Janson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Janson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trevelyan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carroll Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gurney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Warner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bramall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maryland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eve Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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