Total Crime Rate
111.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bengal Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood , and the 194th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bengal Road (IG1 2EH) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Clementswood average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bengal Road (IG1 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 343 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Natal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Natal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Natal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sandyhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reads Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reads Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reads Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reads Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clements Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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