Total Crime Rate

234.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Drugs 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 60th 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 Chigwell Road (IG8 8PL) in the last 12 months was 234.8 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Road (IG8 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Coopersale Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 28 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coopersale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Navestock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coopersale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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