Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denham Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denham Drive (IG2 6QU) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Aldborough average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denham Drive (IG2 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastern Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardwell Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albemarle Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brockham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brockham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardwell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Donington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Donington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Donington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Drive | Under investigation |
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