Total Crime Rate

634.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 634.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 478.8 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Libra Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 26th 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 Libra Road (E13 0JE) in the last 12 months was 634.4 per 1,000 residents and was 486.9% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Libra Road (E13 0JE), 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 Libra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chesterton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maud Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Valetta Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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