Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Empress Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 186th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 Empress Avenue (E12 5SA) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% higher than the Wanstead Park average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Avenue (E12 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Empress Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Empress Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clavering Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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