Total Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 319th lowest 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 Vicarage Lane (E15 4ET) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Lane (E15 4ET), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torrens Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Louise Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torrens Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mathews Park Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worland Road | β |
| 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 | Welfare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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