Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 153.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morton Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 258th 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 Morton Road (E15 4AN) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% 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 87 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 Morton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Densham Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Devenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Lucia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladywell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaistow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaistow Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dirleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devenay Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ladywell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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