Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

East Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Road (E15 3QS) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (E15 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in East Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maud Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Valetta Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maud Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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