Total Crime Rate
103.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenue Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 379th highest crime rate of 762 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 Avenue Road (E7 0LA) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (E7 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Woodgrange Road. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgrange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curwen Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forest Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitehall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sebert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wanstead Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wanstead Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wanstead Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wanstead Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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