Total Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chigwell Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 161st highest crime rate of 745 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 1NG) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher than the Bridge average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Road (E18 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southend Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chigwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Crest Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Onslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maybank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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