Total Crime Rate
216.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gillett Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 156th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gillett Avenue (E6 3AS) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 133.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gillett Avenue (E6 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakefield Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mafeking Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Aintree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Aintree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheltenham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ladysmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ladysmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aintree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stamford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hockley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Geoffrey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockley Avenue | — |
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