Total Crime Rate
184.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lacewing Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 178th 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 Lacewing Close (E13 8AD) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lacewing Close (E13 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewell Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chesterton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gad Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gad Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balaam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balaam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Khartoum Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Khartoum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tweedmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dongola Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dongola Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meredith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meredith Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tweedmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
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