Total Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brandesbury Square area has the 46th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 351st highest 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 Brandesbury Square (IG8 8RN) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandesbury Square (IG8 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebury Square, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Boulevard (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebury Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampstead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicola Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderberry Close | — |
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