Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wanstead Park Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 348th highest 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 Wanstead Park Avenue (E12 5EE) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wanstead Park Avenue (E12 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near A116. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wanstead Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A116 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A116 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A116 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery A116 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaretting Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaretting Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A116 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A116 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary A116 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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