Total Crime Rate
163.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portway 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Edward Temme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plaistow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Govier Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Govier Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gift Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liddington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Devenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meeson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cridland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cridland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Park Road | Under investigation |
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