Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dongola Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dongola Road (E13 0AY) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dongola Road (E13 0AY), the main crime hotspot is near Barking Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dongola Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dongola Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dongola Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balaam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Khartoum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Clair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Clair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road
Apr 2026Public order Dongola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollybush Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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