Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 163.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portway area has the 31st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 215th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portway (E15 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (E15 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willis Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amity Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Temme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plaistow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gift Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liddington Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Devenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geere Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meeson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairland Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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