Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Green Street East , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (E7 8QS) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 375.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (E7 8QS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Katherine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colston Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plashet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fry Road
Sep 2025Burglary Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plashet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plashet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plashet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Katherine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plashet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Katherine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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