Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckhurst Way 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 Buckhurst Way (IG9 6HP) 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 Buckhurst Way (IG9 6HP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hornbeam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Briar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Briar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buckhurst Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hornbeam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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