Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sheringham 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 5PQ) 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 5PQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sheringham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winefride'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ronnie Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevelyan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevelyan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronnie Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Landseer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Landseer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landseer Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landseer Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhurst Road
Sep 2025Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dersingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Winefride'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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