Total Crime Rate
226.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leonard Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 137th 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 Leonard Road (E7 0DB) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 128.5% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leonard Road (E7 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Gate. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bignold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clare Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wooder Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macdonald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macdonald Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eric Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingestre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Under investigation |
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