Total Crime Rate
1945.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Postway Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood , and the 2nd 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 Postway Mews (IG1 1BN) in the last 12 months was 1945.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1665.9% higher than the Clementswood average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 487.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Postway Mews (IG1 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 578 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (130 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reads Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heron Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heron Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reads Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reads Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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