Total Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruskin Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PN) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Leamington Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leamington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leamington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coleridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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