Total Crime Rate
150.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dersingham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QF) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QF), 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 | Public order | Lugg Approach | 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 | Vehicle crime | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrior Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alverstone 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 | Other theft | Jack Cornwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dersingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ronnie Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronnie Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alverstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lugg Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldersbrook Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldersbrook Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldersbrook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldersbrook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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