Total Crime Rate

79.8 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chigwell Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 305th 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 Chigwell Road (IG8 8AL) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Road (IG8 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chigwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaynes Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Childers Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nyssa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sands Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Purleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morgan Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latchingdon Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roding Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Green Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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