Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chigwell 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 1NL) 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 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chigwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Mill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Onslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Old Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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