Total Crime Rate

103.9 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 103.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hillview Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 219th 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 Hillview Crescent (IG1 3QD) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillview Crescent (IG1 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beehive Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillview Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Danehurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pavilion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Preston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castleview Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillview Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Beehive Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beehive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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