Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 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 154.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Avenue Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 131st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (IG8 7NU) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% higher than the Bridge average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (IG8 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ray Lodge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Claremont Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Snakes Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Ewanrigg Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ray Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchingfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliot Close —
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Data Sources

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