Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Plaistow Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham , and the 264th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Plaistow Road (E15 3JB) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the West Ham average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Plaistow Road (E15 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbourne Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arthingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arthingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richardson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barnby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakelin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gift Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Densham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Densham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chaplin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakelin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Eve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eve Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eve Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eve Road | — |
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