Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Donald Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 293rd 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 Donald Drive (RM6 5EB) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Drive (RM6 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwell Heath Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Donald Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tendring Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chafford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brian Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ongar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunmow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tendring Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freshwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bengeo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blacksmith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chafford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hevingham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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