Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Torrens Square area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Torrens Square (E15 4NB) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Torrens Square (E15 4NB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Townley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnarvon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnarvon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maitland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dormer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Townley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carroll Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maryland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Louise Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamfrith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hamfrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Local resolution |
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