Crime Rates at Essex Road, London, E12 6RF

Essex Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 337th 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 Essex Road (E12 6RF) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% 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 140 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.