Total Crime Rate
128.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesterton 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 8BD) 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 areaβs 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 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 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashburton Terrace, where police recorded 92 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.
View Crime In Plaistow West & Canning Town East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grant Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Colne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bob Anker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Atlas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grasmere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turnstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
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