Crime Rates at Gainsborough Avenue, London, E12 6JJ

Gainsborough Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Avenue (E12 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% 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 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alverstone Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.