Crime Rates at Water Lane, London, E15 4NQ

Water Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 261st lowest 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 Water Lane (E15 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (E15 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Litchfield Avenue. Police recorded 514 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.