Total Crime Rate

263.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 263.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellesley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 51st highest crime rate of 745 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 Wellesley Road (IG1 4LL) in the last 12 months was 263.5 per 1,000 residents and was 317.7% higher than the Barkingside average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 158.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ).

In the area around Wellesley Road (IG1 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Dunedin Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dunedin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montreal Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montreal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montreal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colombo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colombo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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