Total Crime Rate

564.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 564.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Other theft 94.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cripps Close area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 15th highest crime rate of 745 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 Cripps Close (IG6 1GL) in the last 12 months was 564.4 per 1,000 residents and was 537.6% higher than the Aldborough average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cripps Close (IG6 1GL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cripps Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asthall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Village Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asthall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Village Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sandringham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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