Crime Rate in Plaistow South, ward

Plaistow South has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 1074th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 215th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plaistow South in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plaistow South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 721 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 914 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plaistow South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cherry Tree Way. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 229 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.