Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Bridge , and the 358th highest 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 Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EP) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Bridge average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hornbeam Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradfords Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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