Crime Rates at Gainsborough Avenue, London, E12 6JJ

Gainsborough Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 368th highest 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 Gainsborough Avenue (E12 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Avenue (E12 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reesland Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.