Total Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chequers area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chequers (IG9 5RH) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Bridge average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chequers (IG9 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Stag Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lingrove Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chandos Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stag Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stag Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuttlebee Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Devon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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