Total Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 202.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Libra Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 175th highest crime rate of 745 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 0LE) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Libra Road (E13 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Libra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimsdale Walk —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beardsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beardsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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