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

Vicarage Lane 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 Vicarage Lane (E15 4HG) 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 Vicarage Lane (E15 4HG), 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 Vicarage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mathews Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Flint Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Flint Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Flint Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Govier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Faraday Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Maitland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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