Total Crime Rate

88.7 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dersingham 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 Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QE) 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 Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QE), 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 Dersingham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lugg Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldersbrook Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldersbrook Lane
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 2025Theft from the person Dersingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jack Cornwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Ilford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ronnie Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronnie Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldersbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhurst Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevelyan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolferton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersbrook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mariner Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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