Plashet West
Middle areaNorth Newham. 8,835 people in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 89% of people in Plashet West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plashet West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plashet West at a rate of 140.6 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 | 311 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 282 |
| Vehicle crime | 202 |
| Theft from the person | 136 |
| Other crime | 133 |
| Shoplifting | 43 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Robbery | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plashet West compares
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Is Plashet West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plashet West at a rate of 140.6 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, 92 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plashet West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), anti-social behaviour (282) and vehicle crime (202).
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 Plashet West alone. See Newham
Plashet West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plashet West was £502,500 in 2025.
Plashet West had 8,518 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Plashet West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plashet West, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.