Forest Gate

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17,228 people · median £595,000 · Newham

↑ Newham (district)

High wellbeingGood for schools

Newham Council · Labour (directly-elected mayor) 26/66 seats · 39% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month9.8

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Anti-social behaviour

616

Violence and sexual offences

539

Vehicle crime

243

Shoplifting

157

Other theft

154

Public order

124

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Post Office Approach	160
Woodgrange Road	95
Supermarket	49
Clova Road	47
Brooking Road	41

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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