Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dersingham Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 745 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 Dersingham Avenue (E12 6JX) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Little Ilford average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dersingham Avenue (E12 6JX), 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 St Winefride'S Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dersingham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millais Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millais Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millais Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dersingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stevenage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alverstone Road
Apr 2026Burglary Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hathaway Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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