Total Crime Rate

1381.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

343.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1381.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 411.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 343.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 128.3 10/10
  • Robbery 90.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 67.9 10/10
  • Public order 64.2 10/10
  • Drugs 60.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.8 10/10
  • Burglary 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodgrange Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 5th highest crime rate of 745 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 Woodgrange Road (E7 0EL) in the last 12 months was 1381.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1205.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 343.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgrange Road (E7 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodgrange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sprowston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sprowston Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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