Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earlham Grove area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 296th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Earlham Grove (E7 9AS) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlham Grove (E7 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stracey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodgrange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgrange Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Woodgrange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodgrange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Woodgrange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Woodgrange Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodgrange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodgrange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodgrange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgrange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgrange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dimond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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