Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaysham Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 186th highest crime rate of 745 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 Gaysham Avenue (IG2 6TH) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaysham Avenue (IG2 6TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gaysham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roll Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panfield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panfield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Panfield Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Frinton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wayside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gants Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gants Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waremead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bramley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headley Approach —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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