Total Crime Rate

98.1 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 98.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Canterbury Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 236th highest 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 Canterbury Avenue (IG1 3NE) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Avenue (IG1 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Wanstead Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canterbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ripon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Park Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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