Total Crime Rate
139.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadway area has the 37th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 757 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 Meadway (IG3 9BH) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Clementswood average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadway (IG3 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near South Park Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clementswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashburton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thurlestone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chudleigh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chudleigh Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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