Total Crime Rate

84.7 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 84.7 7/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 35th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 285th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chigwell Road (IG8 8PD) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Road (IG8 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynn Bridge Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chigwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchingfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glastonbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glastonbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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