Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 266.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cecil Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 108th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Road (E13 0LX) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (E13 0LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishops Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishops Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boleyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Sep 2025Public order Park Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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