Total Crime Rate

302.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 302.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Other theft 86.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bawdsey Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 34th highest crime rate of 745 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 Bawdsey Avenue (IG2 7TL) in the last 12 months was 302.2 per 1,000 residents and was 241.3% higher than the Aldborough average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawdsey Avenue (IG2 7TL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bawdsey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bawdsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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