Total Crime Rate
244.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 57th highest crime rate of 745 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 High Road (RM6 4BB) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher than the Chadwell average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (RM6 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Herbert Gardens. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chadwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manstead Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantagenet Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hickman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Manor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pavement Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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