Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • 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· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesterton 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 8BD) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburton Terrace. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashburton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennedy Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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