Total Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chadwell Heath Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 210th 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 Chadwell Heath Lane (RM6 4YP) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Chadwell average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chadwell Heath Lane (RM6 4YP), the main crime hotspot is near Hevingham Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millhaven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blacksmith Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blacksmith Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blacksmith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chafford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chafford Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blacksmith Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millhaven Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chadwell Heath Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Randolph Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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