Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derby Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Green Street East , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (E7 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (E7 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Katherine Road. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Esk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Esk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Esk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plashet Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bristol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elizabeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittaker Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rutland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plashet Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Katherine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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