Total Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 239.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hathaway Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 134th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hathaway Crescent (E12 6LS) in the last 12 months was 239.5 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hathaway Crescent (E12 6LS), 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 Hathaway Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reesland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reesland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landseer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hathaway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford 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 2026Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hathaway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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