Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wallers Close area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 295th 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 Wallers Close (IG8 8BL) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallers Close (IG8 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Childers, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wallers Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sands Way
Sep 2025Other theft Sands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nyssa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grovewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grovewood Place 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Smeaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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