Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brookside area has the 41st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 323rd highest 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 Brookside (IG6 2TD) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (IG6 2TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limes Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fencepiece Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orange Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmede Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shrublands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fencepiece Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Murtwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Murtwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shrubberies Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shrubberies Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Katherine Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katherine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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