Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baywood Square area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 266th highest crime rate of 745 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 Baywood Square (IG7 4AX) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baywood Square (IG7 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Marlyon Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baywood Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baywood Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regarder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regarder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regarder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harbourer Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbourer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Livings Close
Apr 2026Other theft Bearing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Livings Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkesbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marlyon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marlyon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Latchford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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