Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Kensington Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 108th highest crime rate of 757 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 Kensington Drive (IG8 8LR) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.4% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Drive (IG8 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lechmere Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lechmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lechmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lechmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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