Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 59.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Skelley Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 190th 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 Skelley Road (E15 4BA) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelley Road (E15 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Skelley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meeson Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Temme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mathews Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairland Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faraday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liddington Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Richford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richford Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faraday Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Faraday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holness Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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