Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 130.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meriden Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fairlop , and the 157th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meriden Close (IG6 2HX) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% higher than the Fairlop average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Close (IG6 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meriden Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystone Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meriden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Connor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meriden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meriden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meriden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meriden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Close —
Sep 2025Public order Connor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stalham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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