Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Lowe area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 367th 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 The Lowe (IG7 4LH) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Hainault average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Lowe (IG7 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hursley Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manford Cross (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hainault| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Agister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hursley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manford Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hursley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hursley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hursley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hursley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hursley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tunstall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Agister Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | North Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agister Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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