Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmstead Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 284th highest crime rate of 745 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 Elmstead Road (IG3 8AY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Goodmayes average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Road (IG3 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A118, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Guildford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrab Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kent View Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kent View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent View Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swindon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Gardens —

Data Sources

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