Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 115.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Road (E13 9JD) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Road West β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tolpuddle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haig Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augurs Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augurs Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Augurs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Augurs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Augurs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tolpuddle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fawn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tolpuddle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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