Total Crime Rate

156.3 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 156.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheshunt Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 233rd 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 Cheshunt Road (E7 8JD) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshunt Road (E7 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheshunt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenparke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshunt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenparke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenparke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbury Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whyteville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheshunt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Whyteville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street
Sep 2025Public order Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whyteville Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road

Data Sources

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