Total Crime Rate

205.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 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 205.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 84.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Richmond Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 171st highest crime rate of 745 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 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (E7 0PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Glenparke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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