Crime Rates at New City Road, London, E13 9LW

New 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 9LW) 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 9LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushey Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upperton Road West (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.