Crime Rates at Southern Road, London, E13 9HU

Southern Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 202nd 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 Southern Road (E13 9HU) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (E13 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Terrace, where police recorded 90 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.