Crime Rates at Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TT

Brook Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Brook Road (IG9 5TT) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (IG9 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bancroft Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlands Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.