Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 287th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (E13 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (E13 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Apr 2026Other theft Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimsdale Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reindeer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reindeer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fothergill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fothergill Close
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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