Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaks Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 348th highest 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 Oaks Lane (IG2 7PL) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Aldborough average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaks Lane (IG2 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Oaks Lane. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aldborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mendip Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mendip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaks Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaks Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaks Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newbury Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newbury Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A12 | — |
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