Total Crime Rate

283.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 283.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

High Street North area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 98th 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 High Street North (E12 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 283.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.7% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (E12 6SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 398 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime East Ham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ham Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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