Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Church Walk area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 154th 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 Charles Church Walk (IG1 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Cranbrook average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Church Walk (IG1 3RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wycombe Road, where police recorded 29 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Preston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillview Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pavilion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethelbert Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ethelbert Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castleview Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycombe Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beehive Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beehive Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sussex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wycombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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