Total Crime Rate

189.5 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 189.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Richmond Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 166th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (E7 0PA) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (E7 0PA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ratcliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenparke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbury Road —

Data Sources

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