Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 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 51.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Holness Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 150th 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 Holness Road (E15 4EN) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holness Road (E15 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holness Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hamfrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holness Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcgrath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcgrath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcgrath Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcgrath Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Temme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meeson Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Vine Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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