Total Crime Rate

237.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 237.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sands Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 64th 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 Sands Way (IG8 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 237.1 per 1,000 residents and was 298.1% higher than the Bridge average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sands Way (IG8 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Childers, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sands Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roding Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morgan Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Morgan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kelvedon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moreton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneycroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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