Crime Rates at Essex Road, London, E18 1JS

Essex Road area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 260th 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 Essex Road (E18 1JS) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (E18 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raven Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southend Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.