Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Godwin Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 292nd 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 Godwin Road (E7 0LG) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godwin Road (E7 0LG), the main crime hotspot is near Tylney Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Godwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tylney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tylney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
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Data Sources

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