Total Crime Rate
153.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morton 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.
View Crime In West Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marcus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Densham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Densham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Devenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Lucia Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ladywell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaistow Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plaistow Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amity Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dirleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devenay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ladywell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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