Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Dunstans Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 174th lowest 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 St Dunstans Road (E7 8DB) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Dunstans Road (E7 8DB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whyteville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshunt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cheshunt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheshunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whyteville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenparke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glenparke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenparke Road | Under investigation |
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