Crime Rates at Sheringham Avenue, London, E12 5PA

Sheringham Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 235th 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 Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PA) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersbrook Lane, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selborne Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.