Total Crime Rate
1094.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodgrange Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 13th 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 Woodgrange Road (E7 0EL) in the last 12 months was 1094.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1004.2% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (β 267.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodgrange Road (E7 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sylvan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprowston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprowston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nursery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stracey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stracey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stracey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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