Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

First Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 250th 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 First Avenue (E12 6AN) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (E12 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michigan Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Acres Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leamington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marabou Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Michigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Michigan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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