Total Crime Rate
232.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025George Peabody Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 133rd 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 George Peabody Street (E13 9DG) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Peabody Street (E13 9DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushey Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsdon Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waghorn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haig Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellie Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellie Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Augurs Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Augurs Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jedburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jedburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Augurs Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Augurs Lane | Under investigation |
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