Postcode · London
Crime in E12 5ET
How much crime is recorded in E12 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wanstead Flats
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
E12 5ETLondon
How safe is E12 5ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E12 5ET area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 5ETNational
Shoplifting24.18.4
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary11.79.1
Other theft8.44.5
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Robbery3.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.84.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.