Total Crime Rate
76.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripon Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 320th highest crime rate of 745 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 Ripon Gardens (IG1 3SL) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripon Gardens (IG1 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evanston Gardens, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cranbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Truro Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evanston Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ripon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hereford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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