Total Crime Rate

156.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macdonald Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 251st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Road (E7 0HE) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (E7 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Gate β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stracey Road β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimond Close β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dimond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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