Total Crime Rate
108.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kitchener Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 349th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kitchener Road (E7 8JN) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -79.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kitchener Road (E7 8JN), 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 | Vehicle crime | Ismailia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheshunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshunt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cheshunt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheshunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kitchener Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Studley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Studley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kitchener Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
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