Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charter Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 745 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 52.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charter Avenue (IG2 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Glebelands Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mafeking Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Piper Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mafeking Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leeds Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Avenue | Under investigation |
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