Total Crime Rate

1942.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

535.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1942.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 535.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 480.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 362.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 301.3 10/10
  • Other theft 240.4 10/10
  • Public order 163.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Drugs 76.9 10/10
  • Robbery 64.1 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clementswood , and the 2nd 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 (IG1 1DS) in the last 12 months was 1942.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1673.5% higher than the Clementswood average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 535.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG1 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 574 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reads Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Reads Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reads Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reads Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heron Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bengal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bengal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bengal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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