Total Crime Rate
185.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New City Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 197th 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 New City Road (E13 9LL) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New City Road (E13 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Barking Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plaistow South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Samson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nile Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nile Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nile Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Credon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Credon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Peabody Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Peabody Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellie Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parsons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsons Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Augurs Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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