Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linden Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Crescent (IG8 0DG) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Crescent (IG8 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near The Broadway. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Monkhams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairny Wood Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairny Wood Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bairny Wood Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snakes Lane West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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