Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harcourt Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Harcourt Avenue (E12 6DH) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Avenue (E12 6DH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rabbits Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seventh Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Michigan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rabbits Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close

Data Sources

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