Total Crime Rate

316.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 316.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Vale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 79th 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 Vale Road (E7 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (E7 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kitchener Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whyteville Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Whyteville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whyteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenparke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Road —

Data Sources

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