Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dymchurch Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 180th 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 Dymchurch Close (IG5 0LB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Clayhall average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dymchurch Close (IG5 0LB), the main crime hotspot is near Tiptree Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clayhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottesmore Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiptree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Evesham Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiptree Crescent | β |
| 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 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clayhall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiptree Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiptree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Purley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiptree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Felstead Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottesmore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottesmore Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dellwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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