Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gaysham Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gaysham Avenue (IG2 6TB) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Barkingside average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gaysham Avenue (IG2 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barkingside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headley Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waremead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waremead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headley Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronte Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Martley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A123 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A123 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Roll Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A123 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbrook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South View Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wayside Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A123 | — |
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