Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 180th 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 The Drive (IG1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Cranbrook average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (IG1 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highlands Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Pavilion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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