Crime Rate in Plaistow North, ward

Plaistow North has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1472nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 273rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plaistow North in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plaistow North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 444 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , up 55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 63.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -29.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 608 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plaistow North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ashburton Terrace, with 224 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.