Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kensington Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 112th 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 Kensington Avenue (E12 6NW) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Avenue (E12 6NW), 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 Kensington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Ham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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