Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Odessa Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 762 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 Odessa Road (E7 9DU) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Odessa Road (E7 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cormorant Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Odessa Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macdonald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Huddlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cemetery Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clare Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Odessa Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wooder Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwater Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchelsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eric Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macdonald Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cormorant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
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