Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheringham Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PA) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warrior Square, where police recorded 84 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mariner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seventh Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seventh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldersbrook Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ronnie Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronnie Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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