Crime Rates at Balaam Street, London, E13 8RB

Balaam Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 195th highest crime rate of 762 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 Balaam Street (E13 8RB) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balaam Street (E13 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewell Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greengate Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.