Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colchester Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 179th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Avenue (E12 5LE) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 833.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 158.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Avenue (E12 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersbrook Lane, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mariner Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Colchester Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toronto Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seventh Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seventh Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seventh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolferton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolferton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldersbrook Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldersbrook Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersbrook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersbrook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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