Total Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmcroft Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
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 Elmcroft Avenue (E11 2DU) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Wanstead Park average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmcroft Avenue (E11 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Sultan Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Makepeace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Makepeace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Makepeace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broxbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
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