Postcode · London
Crime in E12 5EE
How much crime is recorded in E12 5EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wanstead Flats
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
E12 5EELondon
How safe is E12 5EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E12 5EE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E12 5EENational
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Burglary5.49.1
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.