Crime Rate in Plaistow West & Canning Town East, ward

Plaistow West & Canning Town East has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 2395th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 265th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plaistow West & Canning Town East in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plaistow West & Canning Town East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 437 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 581 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plaistow West & Canning Town East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.