Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sheldon Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fairlop , and the 173rd 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 Sheldon Avenue (IG5 0UD) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Fairlop average (79.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Avenue (IG5 0UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatfield Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basildon Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunspring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaminster Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaminster Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wincanton Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Wincanton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandpiper Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandpiper Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Emsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ryecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fullwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Purley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunspring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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