Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 757 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 Middleton Gardens (IG2 6DP) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Gardens (IG2 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aden Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bloomfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bloomfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Milton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Headley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montreal Road | — |
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