Forest Gate West
Middle areaNorth west Newham. 8,308 people in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Forest Gate West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Forest Gate West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Gate West at a rate of 163.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 431 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 319 |
| Other crime | 213 |
| Vehicle crime | 122 |
| Theft from the person | 72 |
| Drug offences | 58 |
| Shoplifting | 44 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Forest Gate West compares
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Is Forest Gate West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Gate West at a rate of 163.8 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, 125 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Gate West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (431), violence and sexual offences (319) and other crime (213).
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 West alone. See Newham
Forest Gate West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forest Gate West was £415,800 in 2025.
Forest Gate West had 8,076 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Forest Gate West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Forest Gate West, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.