Crime Rates at Balaam Street, London, E13 8AF

Balaam Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 191st 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 Balaam Street (E13 8AF) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balaam Street (E13 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newman Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.