Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dersingham Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Dersingham Avenue (E12 5QJ), 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 | Vehicle crime | Elsenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevelyan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jack Cornwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrior Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landseer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mariner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mariner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Winefride'S Avenue | 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 | Theft from the person | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alverstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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