Crime Rates at Skelton Road, London, E7 9NL

Skelton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 160th lowest 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 Skelton Road (E7 9NL) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Road (E7 9NL), 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 Nursery Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.