Crime Rate in Plaistow, ward

Plaistow has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 3535th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 130th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plaistow in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Bromley district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plaistow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plaistow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.