Forest Gate South
Middle areaNorth west Newham. 10,292 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Forest Gate South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Forest Gate South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Gate South at a rate of 169.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 509 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 406 |
| Other crime | 256 |
| Vehicle crime | 160 |
| Theft from the person | 105 |
| Shoplifting | 94 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Drug offences | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Robbery | 42 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Forest Gate South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Forest Gate South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Gate South at a rate of 169.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Gate South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (509), anti-social behaviour (406) and other crime (256).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Forest Gate South alone. See Newham
Forest Gate South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forest Gate South was £475,000 in 2025.
Forest Gate South had 9,544 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Forest Gate South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Forest Gate South, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.