Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chigwell Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 221st highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chigwell Road (E18 1LR) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chigwell Road (E18 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Mill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Mill Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hermon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Orford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mulberry Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Mill Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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