Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cordwainers Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 196th 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 Cordwainers Walk (E13 9BE) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cordwainers Walk (E13 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plaistow North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bob Anker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grasmere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brook'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brook'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clegg Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashburton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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