Total Crime Rate

179.2 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 179.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Other theft 40.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 184th highest crime rate of 762 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 Libra Road (E13 0LE) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Robbery Valetta Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maud Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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