Crime Rates at Shrewsbury Road, London, E7 8QP

Shrewsbury Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Road (E7 8QP) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (E7 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.