Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New City Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New City Road (E13 9PX) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New City Road (E13 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Glen Road. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New City Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upperton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upperton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Road West
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Humberstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Central Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Central Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Olive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Central Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New City Road
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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