Total Crime Rate
93.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastern Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Avenue (IG2 6NT) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% higher than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastern Avenue (IG2 6NT), the main crime hotspot is near Gants Hill. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beehive Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Panfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethelbert Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Avery Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Avery Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avery Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Panfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beehive Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blenheim Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Panfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ethelbert Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wycombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycombe Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blenheim Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sussex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gants Hill | Under investigation |
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