Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longwood Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longwood Gardens (IG5 0EF) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Gardens (IG5 0EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wychwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Earlswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlswood Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Beechwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evesham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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