Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earlswood Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 757 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 Earlswood Gardens (IG5 0DF) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Clayhall average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlswood Gardens (IG5 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lessingham Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northwood Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wychwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wychwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dellwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beechwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northwood Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlswood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Earlswood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Earlswood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Earlswood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lessingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lessingham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lessingham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbotswood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Evesham Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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