Total Crime Rate

284.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 284.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • 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

Odessa Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 97th 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 Odessa Road (E7 9BS) in the last 12 months was 284.0 per 1,000 residents and was 168.5% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Odessa Road (E7 9BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Gardens, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsay Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Odessa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Magpie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Huddlestone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Huddlestone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magpie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eric Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Odessa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooder Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooder Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eric Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odessa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eider Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cormorant Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vansittart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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