Total Crime Rate

726.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 726.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.1 10/10
  • Other theft 55.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bethell Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 7th 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 Bethell Avenue (IG1 4UX) in the last 12 months was 726.0 per 1,000 residents and was 729.3% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 244.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethell Avenue (IG1 4UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Gardens (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bethell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mornington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mornington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blenheim Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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