Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Gardens (IG1 3QG) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Cranbrook average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Gardens (IG1 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wanstead Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleview Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windermere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danehurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ellesmere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglehurst Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Redbridge Lane East Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crombie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crombie Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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