Total Crime Rate

556.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.2 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 556.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holcombe Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cranbrook , and the 16th 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 Holcombe Road (IG1 4XE) in the last 12 months was 556.9 per 1,000 residents and was 533.5% higher than the Cranbrook average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 166.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holcombe Road (IG1 4XE), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Gardens. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethell Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Redcliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcliffe Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranelagh Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Ranelagh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mornington Avenue 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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