Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Capel Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 745 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 Capel Road (E7 0JS) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capel Road (E7 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Tylney Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tylney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tylney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Capel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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