Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highlands Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Gardens (IG1 3LD) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Cranbrook average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Gardens (IG1 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highlands Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highlands Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pavilion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Highlands Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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