Crime Rates at Shelley Avenue, London, E12 6PU

Shelley Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 96th highest crime rate of 745 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 285.1 per 1,000 residents and was 212.2% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 47.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% 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 158 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.