Total Crime Rate

128.6 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Buckhurst Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 159th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckhurst Way (IG9 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckhurst Way (IG9 6HZ), 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 Buckhurst Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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