Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rachel Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 367th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rachel Close (IG6 1GE) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Aldborough average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rachel Close (IG6 1GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Village Way, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watts Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollesbury Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranbourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranbourne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watts Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollesbury Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Crown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollesbury Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rachel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rachel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craven Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnardo Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Village Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Village Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Village Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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