Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Herongate Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 358th 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 Herongate Road (E12 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Wanstead Park average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herongate Road (E12 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northumberland Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A116 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Herongate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A116 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A116 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldersbrook Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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