Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Worcester Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Gardens (IG1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Gardens (IG1 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worcester Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonehall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ripon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Preston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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