Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dirleton Road 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 Dirleton Road (E15 3QQ) 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 (≈ 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 Dirleton Road (E15 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, 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 Dirleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ada Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Richford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richford Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Densham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street North
Sep 2025Drugs Gift Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmgreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Densham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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