Total Crime Rate
445.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rochester Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 44th 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 Rochester Avenue (E13 9JL) in the last 12 months was 445.1 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rochester Avenue (E13 9JL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 505 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Credon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fawn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Credon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B167 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B167 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Samson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
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