Total Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kennedy Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 181st highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennedy Close (E13 0BT) in the last 12 months was 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Close (E13 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kennedy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Terrace
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plaistow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plaistow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plaistow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Wattsdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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