Plaistow Park
Middle areaSouth west Newham. 8,066 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Plaistow Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plaistow Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow Park at a rate of 82.6 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 | 214 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 142 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Theft from the person | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plaistow Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Plaistow Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow Park at a rate of 82.6 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plaistow Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), anti-social behaviour (142) and other crime (97).
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 Park alone. See Newham
Plaistow Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plaistow Park was £447,500 in 2025.
Plaistow Park had 7,724 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Plaistow Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plaistow Park, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.