Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8AZ) 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 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emma Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Meredith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clegg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bob Anker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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