Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9BP

Wellington Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (E7 9BP) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (E7 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earlham Grove, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.