Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chesterford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 241st 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 Chesterford Road (E12 6LD) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% 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 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Winefride'S Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elsenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dersingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walter Rodney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Landseer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landseer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Winefride'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Winefride'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reesland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevenage Road | β |
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