Total Crime Rate
259.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knox Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 121st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knox Road (E7 9HW) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knox Road (E7 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 61 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 | Theft from the person | Townley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aylesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crosby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dyson Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinglet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinglet Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Atherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atherton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aylesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Townley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Faraday Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Faraday Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Faraday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | β |
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