Plaistow North
Middle areaWest Newham. 7,624 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 52% of people in Plaistow North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plaistow North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow North at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 248 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 225 |
| Other crime | 120 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Robbery | 18 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plaistow North compares
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Is Plaistow North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow North at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plaistow North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), anti-social behaviour (225) and other crime (120).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Plaistow North alone. See Newham
Plaistow North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plaistow North was £515,000 in 2025.
Plaistow North had 7,302 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Plaistow North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plaistow North, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.