Total Crime Rate
156.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Macdonald 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Forest Gate North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Gate | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stracey Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Earlham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dimond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dimond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dimond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Earlham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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