Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lessingham Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 161st 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 Lessingham Avenue (IG5 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Clayhall average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lessingham Avenue (IG5 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heathcote Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lessingham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lessingham Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heathcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottesmore Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottesmore Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbotswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadacre Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Chadacre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellows Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lessingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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