Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 154.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Palmer Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 255th 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 Palmer Road (E13 8NU) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Custom House average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 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 theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (E13 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Close, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barclay Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caraway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Regent Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Regent Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Regent Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salomons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenkins Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Botha Road
Apr 2026Other theft Botha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maybury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Applewood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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