Total Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodford Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 347th highest crime rate of 762 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 Woodford Road (E7 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodford Road (E7 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forest Gate North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anna Neagle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curwen Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anna Neagle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forest Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wanstead Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wanstead Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wanstead Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stracey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stracey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stracey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stracey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bronte Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bignold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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