Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Covert Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 244th highest crime rate of 745 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 Covert Road (IG6 3BB) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Hainault average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Covert Road (IG6 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fallow Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodman Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Covert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Woodman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallow Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kesteven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kesteven Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kesteven Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kesteven Close —
Apr 2026Public order Burrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wickets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inglewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tufter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foremark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodman Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kesteven Close —
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Data Sources

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