Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Katherine Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 309th 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 Katherine Road (E7 8DR) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Katherine Road (E7 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near South Esk Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Katherine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birchdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Esk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Esk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order South Esk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nigel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Esk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Esk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Esk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nigel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nigel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quakers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quakers Place
Apr 2026Public order Romford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Esk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Esk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchdale Road

Data Sources

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