Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Torrens 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.

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Crime Over Time in Torrens Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Townley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnarvon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnarvon Road
Apr 2026Drugs Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dormer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Townley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carroll Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Maryland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamfrith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Square
Apr 2026Robbery Hamfrith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamfrith Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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