Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Byron Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Avenue (E12 6NG) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Avenue (E12 6NG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 398 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shelley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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