Postcode · London
Crime in E7 0LJ
How much crime is recorded in E7 0LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Gate East
- Council
- Newham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,088 (2024)
E7 0LJLondon
How safe is E7 0LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E7 0LJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E7 0LJNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.