Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Herbert Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 158th 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 Herbert Street (E13 8BE) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Street (E13 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashburton Terrace, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terrace Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tweedmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweedmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasgow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dimsdale Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Terrace

Data Sources

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