Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

London Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (E13 0DE) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (E13 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard'S Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turnstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnstone Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fothergill Close
Apr 2026Other theft Fothergill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stride Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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