Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forest Edge area has the 64th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 340th lowest 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 Forest Edge (IG9 5AD) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Edge (IG9 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loughton (Lu Station), where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forest Edge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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