Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heronway area has the 36th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 289th highest 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 Heronway (IG8 7RQ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heronway (IG8 7RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heronway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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