Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 7.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Avenue (E12 6JW) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Avenue (E12 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Alverstone Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leighton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Landseer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Iris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Iris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millais Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reesland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leader Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Landseer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landseer Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landseer Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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