Total Crime Rate
908.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
679.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Humberstone Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 17th 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 Humberstone Road (E13 9NH) in the last 12 months was 908.8 per 1,000 residents and was 744.2% 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 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 231 (≈ 679.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 504.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Humberstone Road (E13 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glen Road, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Way (202 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plaistow South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tunmarsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haig Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haig Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tunmarsh Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sutton Court Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New City Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Tree Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Humberstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Humberstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Road | Under investigation |
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