Crime Rates at Howards Road, London, E13 8AY

Howards Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howards Road (E13 8AY) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Road (E13 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewell Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.