Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 236.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Charles Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Green Street East , and the 137th highest crime rate of 745 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 Charles Road (E7 8PT) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 155.8% higher than the Green Street East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (E7 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 527 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B167 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Road

Data Sources

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