Total Crime Rate
229.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Johnston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 66th 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 Johnston Road (IG8 0XA) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 267.2% higher than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnston Road (IG8 0XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Savill Row (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Monkhams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Savill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Savill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Savill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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