Total Crime Rate
126.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mcgrath Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 324th 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 Mcgrath Road (E15 4JP) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mcgrath Road (E15 4JP), 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 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Faraday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aylesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Idmiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aylesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnarvon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnarvon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Faraday Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Faraday Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelduck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shelduck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shelduck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carroll Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shelduck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shelduck Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Atherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bramall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gawsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dormer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
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