Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Essex Road (E12 6RF) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (E12 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Avenue, where police recorded 130 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.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leamington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shelley Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Shelley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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