Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
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

Leicester Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 299th lowest 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 Leicester Gardens (IG3 8ND) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Goodmayes average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Gardens (IG3 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chepstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chepstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Burglary Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meads Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beddington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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