Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street North area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 762 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 6SL) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (E12 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tennyson Avenue, where police recorded 144 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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