Crime Rates at Chesterford Road, London, E12 6LD

Chesterford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 745 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 Chesterford Road (E12 6LD) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterford Road (E12 6LD), 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.