Crime Rates at Katherine Road, London, E7 8LS

Katherine Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Green Street East , and the 134th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Katherine Road (E7 8LS) in the last 12 months was 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% higher than the Green Street East average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Katherine Road (E7 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Esk Road, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Katherine Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.