Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 235.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 59th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Crescent (IG2 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% higher than the Aldborough average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent (IG2 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tring Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Uppark Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dellow Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perrymans Farm Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Crescent

Data Sources

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