Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upton Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Upton Lane (E7 9NN) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upton Lane (E7 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Lane (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nursery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunbar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunbar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunbar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Disraeli Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Disraeli Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Macarthur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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