Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dirleton Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 231st highest crime rate of 745 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 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dirleton Road (E15 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willis Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladywell Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dirleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Devenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devenay Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddington Road
Apr 2026Other theft Liddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Lucia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hay Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Govier Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gillman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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