Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.8 6/10
  • Drugs 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underwood Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 356th lowest 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 Underwood Road (IG8 7LD) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Road (IG8 7LD), the main crime hotspot is near Coopersale Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bramley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langford Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchingfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Navestock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coopersale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coopersale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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