Crime Rates at Chester Road, London, E7 8QS

Chester Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Green Street East , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Chester Road (E7 8QS) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Green Street East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (E7 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Katherine Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.