Crime Rates at Shelley Avenue, London, E12 6PU

Shelley Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 86th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Avenue (E12 6PU) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.4% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Avenue (E12 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tennyson Avenue, where police recorded 144 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.