Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 1.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 7th 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 Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PL) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Little Ilford average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% 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 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street North (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rixsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close
Apr 2026Other theft Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leamington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nine Acres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rixsen Road
Apr 2026Public order Rixsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rixsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Shelley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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