Total Crime Rate

190.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 190.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This 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 This (E13 8AT) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 postcode E13 8AT, 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.

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Crime Over Time in E13 8AT area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bob Anker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meredith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Tweedmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greengate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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