Total Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.4 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EN) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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