Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street North area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street North (E12 6RH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Little Ilford average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street North (E12 6RH), 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 (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plashet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queensberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queensberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensberry Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensberry Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nine Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nine Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marabou Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marabou Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowshill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowshill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shelley Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shelley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
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