Total Crime Rate
139.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 150th 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 High Road (E18 2PB) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.0% higher than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (E18 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elfrida Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Churchfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfrida Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfrida Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfrida Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfrida Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elfrida Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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