Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plaistow Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 301st highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plaistow Road (E15 3ET) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plaistow Road (E15 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plaistow Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amity Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cridland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redriffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redriffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redriffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maud Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plaistow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maud Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Richford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gift Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Under investigation |
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