Total Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowper Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Little Ilford , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Avenue (E6 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Avenue (E6 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Avenue. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plashet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cowper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Heigham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodhouse Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodhouse Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodhouse Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodhouse Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodhouse Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wordsworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
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