Total Crime Rate
220.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellesley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 66th highest crime rate of 757 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 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 270.9% higher than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Wellesley Road (IG1 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunedin Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carriage Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carriage Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Perth Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Perth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perth Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perth Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colombo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorold Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Toronto Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montreal Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | β |
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