Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 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

Oaks Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 265th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaks Lane (IG2 7QE) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Lane (IG2 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdown Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torbitt Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Peters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northdown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Roy Gardens Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torbitt Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buryside Close —
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Data Sources

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