Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edinburgh Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Edinburgh Road (E13 9HS) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (E13 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Terrace, where police recorded 79 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.

Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaistow Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gad Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gad Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragonfly Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Antigua Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Quintin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Clair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dundee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Terrace —

Data Sources

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