Total Crime Rate
291.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Barn Street area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 91st highest crime rate of 745 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 New Barn Street (E13 8JA) in the last 12 months was 291.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% higher than the Custom House average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Barn Street (E13 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (24 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 | Other theft | Warehome Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dongola Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Meredith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jutland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jutland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balaam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Barn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Barn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Barn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dongola Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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