Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Road (E12 5ED) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Wanstead Park average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (E12 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Empress Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaretting Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaretting Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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