Crime Rates at High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 9HH

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 745 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 High Street (E13 9HH) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 194.2% higher than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (E13 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewell Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plaistow Park Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.