Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadway area has the 30th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 254th 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 Meadway (IG8 7RF) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (IG8 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Worcester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road —
Apr 2026Burglary West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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