Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charter Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Avenue (IG2 7AB) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charter Avenue (IG2 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barkingside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladysmith Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glencoe Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charter Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wards Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leeds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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