Total Crime Rate
684.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maitland Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maitland Road (E15 4GH) in the last 12 months was 684.9 per 1,000 residents and was 348.2% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 278.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 187.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 158.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maitland Road (E15 4GH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Devenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flint Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Atherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcgrath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mcgrath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flint Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flint Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcgrath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Faraday Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Faraday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Faraday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Edward Temme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Faraday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelley Road | Under investigation |
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