Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 259.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • 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· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knox Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 121st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knox Road (E7 9HW) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knox Road (E7 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knox Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Townley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Dyson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Dyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinglet Close β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Townley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”

Data Sources

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