Total Crime Rate
184.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 87th 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 Lord Gardens (IG5 0HR) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Gardens (IG5 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Borrowdale Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambleside Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A1400 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambleside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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