Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Homefield Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homefield Avenue (IG2 7JG) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Aldborough average (88.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield Avenue (IG2 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hertford Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Homefield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Silverdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A12 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A12 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northdown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oaks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whites Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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