Total Crime Rate

99.2 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rivenhall Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in South Woodford , and the 234th 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 Rivenhall Gardens (E18 2BX) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the South Woodford average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivenhall Gardens (E18 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Bradwell Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivenhall Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rivenhall Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Althorne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorne Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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