Total Crime Rate

248.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crosby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 117th 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 Crosby Road (E7 9HU) in the last 12 months was 248.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosby Road (E7 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyson Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crosby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sprowston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aylesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aylesbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Sprowston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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