Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaretting Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaretting Road (E12 5EB) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaretting Road (E12 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Margaretting Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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