Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 13.5 1/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otley Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otley Drive (IG2 6SL) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Otley Drive (IG2 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Headley Approach, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perth Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery A123 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lonsdale Crescent Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Burglary Headley Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A123 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A123 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A123 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A123 β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Headley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Otley Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pershore Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pershore Close β€”

Data Sources

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