Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Capel Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 228th 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 Capel Road (E7 0JT) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capel Road (E7 0JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitta Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capel Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Capel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitta Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Whitta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitta Road —
Sep 2025Burglary The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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