Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.0 7/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Buckingham Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 270th 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 Buckingham Road (E18 2NH) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Churchfields average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Road (E18 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Sep 2025Burglary High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Empress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnarvon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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