Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hampstead Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 335th 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 Hampstead Gardens (RM6 4FE) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hampstead Gardens (RM6 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strouds Close, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chadwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gresham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gresham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Park Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strouds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strouds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strouds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glandford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glandford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Capstan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Heath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Putney Gardens | Under investigation |
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