Total Crime Rate
152.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chesterton Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 237th highest crime rate of 762 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 Chesterton Road (E13 8BB) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% 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 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennedy Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennedy Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balaam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
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