Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 118.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 311th 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 Forest Road (E7 0DN) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E7 0DN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Park β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bignold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wanstead Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Park β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Forest Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Knighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curwen Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brooking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Knighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooking Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macdonald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”

Data Sources

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