Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 31st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EP) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (IG9 6EP), 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 (11/11)
Month:
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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