Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 371st highest 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 Byron Avenue (E12 6SS) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Little Ilford average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byron Avenue (E12 6SS), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shelley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shelley 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 | Burglary | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Avenue | Under investigation |
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