Total Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newport Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Avenue (E13 8NS) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport Avenue (E13 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Larch Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plaistow South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenkins Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Egham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Larch Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maybury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brock Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wigston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holborn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Botha Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Botha Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wanlip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wanlip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wanlip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Larch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Salomons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caraway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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