Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodford Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 314th highest 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 Woodford Road (E7 0DL) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodford Road (E7 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Brooking Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Gate North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stracey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wanstead Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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