Total Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vernon Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Vernon Avenue (E12 6DE) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Little Ilford average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Avenue (E12 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Michigan Avenue. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Ilford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Warren | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Warren | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Warren | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Washington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolferton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Michigan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Michigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Under investigation |
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