Total Crime Rate

127.0 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 127.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wanstead Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 164th highest crime rate of 757 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 Wanstead Lane (IG1 3SF) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wanstead Lane (IG1 3SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellesmere Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wanstead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonehall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ripon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Truro Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truro Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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