Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 115.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Morton Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 318th 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 Morton Road (E15 4AN) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 237.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Road (E15 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorey Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Devenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elmgreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorey Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Moorey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moorey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorey Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Temme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street North β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Densham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Densham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs White Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs White Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liddington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cridland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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