Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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

Gower Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gower Road (E7 9NG) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (E7 9NG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ismailia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sprowston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whyteville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sprowston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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