Total Crime Rate
198.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New City Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 177th 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 9NP) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New City Road (E13 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Humberstone Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellie Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Olive Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Humberstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tunmarsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haig Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haig Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Olive Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New City Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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