Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· 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 128.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chesterton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 312th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Road (E13 8BB) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (E13 8BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dongola Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Balaam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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