Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 273.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Lettsom Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 106th 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 Lettsom Walk (E13 0LN) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 154.1% higher than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lettsom Walk (E13 0LN), 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 Lettsom Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fothergill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fothergill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beardsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beardsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimsdale Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stopford Road —
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Data Sources

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