Total Crime Rate
101.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Capel Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Capel Road (E7 0JA) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Capel Road (E7 0JA), the main crime hotspot is near Brooking Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest Gate North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooking Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stracey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strode Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wanstead Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
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