Crime Rates at Watson Street, London, E13 0RZ

Watson Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 74th 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 Watson Street (E13 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 329.2 per 1,000 residents and was 204.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Street (E13 0RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Donald Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.