Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PP) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (E12 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hathaway Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathaway Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hathaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hathaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elsenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoebury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shakespeare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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