Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meredith Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meredith Street (E13 0EG) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meredith Street (E13 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plaistow West & Canning Town East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jellicoe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warehome Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warehome Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sewell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jutland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Duchesse Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sewell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Liddon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Liddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowntree Clifford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sewell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
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