Total Crime Rate
453.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamfrith Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 43rd 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 Hamfrith Road (E15 4LE) in the last 12 months was 453.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.7% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (β 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamfrith Road (E15 4LE), 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.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamfrith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamfrith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcgrath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcgrath Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mcgrath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcgrath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Lane | Under investigation |
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