Crime Rates at Herongate Road, London, E12 5EQ

Herongate Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 183rd 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 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herongate Road (E12 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Empress Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.