Total Crime Rate
119.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forsythia Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood , and the 178th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forsythia Close (IG1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Clementswood average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forsythia Close (IG1 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wingate Road, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ilford Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Iris Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ilford Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ilford Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ilford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uphall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uphall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Iris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Natal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Natal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
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