Total Crime Rate
175.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Macdonald Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 195th highest crime rate of 762 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 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Macdonald Road (E7 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingestre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bignold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dimond Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macdonald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clare Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macdonald Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
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