Total Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shelley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
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