Total Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redbridge Lane East area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Redbridge Lane East (IG4 5BU) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Clayhall average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redbridge Lane East (IG4 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clayhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Redbridge Lane East | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellesmere Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grangeway Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangeway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangeway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangeway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windermere Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Danehurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danehurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglehurst Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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