Total Crime Rate
232.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tavistock Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Road (E15 4EP) in the last 12 months was 232.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavistock Road (E15 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devenay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maitland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hay Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Devenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamfrith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamfrith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hay Close | Under investigation |
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