Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 23.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 36th 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 Water Lane (E15 4NH) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (E15 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Litchfield Avenue. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maryland Point Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maryland Point Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maryland Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maryland Point Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Glenavon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deanery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deanery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mantle Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Litchfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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