Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wolsey Gardens area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 757 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 Wolsey Gardens (IG6 2SN) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Gardens (IG6 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Square, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolsey Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolsey Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Peachtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Murtwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Murtwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shrublands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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