Total Crime Rate
90.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheringham Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PH) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheringham Avenue (E12 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Mariner Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Landseer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jack Cornwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dersingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Winefride'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landseer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elsenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolferton Road | Under investigation |
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