Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.3 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskin Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 12th 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 Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PL) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Avenue, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street North (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snowshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shelley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Snowshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Leamington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Acres Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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