Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Florence Elson Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
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 Florence Elson Close (E12 5NY) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Little Ilford average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Elson Close (E12 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near Selborne Avenue. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Ilford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warrior Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ilford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ilford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ilford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warrior Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warrior Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warrior Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warrior Square | — |
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