Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Robbery 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Railway Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 76th 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 Railway Cottages (IG6 3HE) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (IG6 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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