Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 183.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margery Park Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 202nd 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 Margery Park Road (E7 9LA) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margery Park Road (E7 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sprowston Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Margery Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinglet Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disraeli Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ham Park Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprowston Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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