Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leicester Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 265th highest crime rate of 757 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 Leicester Gardens (IG3 8ND) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Goodmayes average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Gardens (IG3 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 32 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meads Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downshall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downshall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beddington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beddington Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chepstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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