Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruskin 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hathaway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elsenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoebury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shakespeare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | 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 | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
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