Bridge, Redbridge: Safety
Safety
Bridge is a notably safer neighbourhood than both the UK and London averages, and things are getting better. Crime has fallen year on year since 2024.
In 2024, Bridge recorded 62 crimes per 1,000 residents. That dropped to 53.9 in 2025. The UK average for 2025 was 88.6 per 1,000, so Bridge sits well below the national figure. It's also significantly quieter than London, which averaged 204.5 crimes per 1,000 in 2025.
Anti-social behaviour has fallen too, from 158 incidents in 2024 to 123 in 2025. That's a meaningful drop and reflects what's happening across most crime categories in the neighbourhood.
Compared to neighbouring areas like Fairlop and Fullwell, Bridge consistently records fewer crimes per 1,000 residents, making it one of the calmer neighbourhoods in this part of east London.
Source: police-recorded crime for Bridge ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Bridge ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Bridge ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
57.3
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Monkhams
53.4
Similar to
Churchfields
62.1
Lower than
Fullwell
84.9
Lower than
Fairlop
88.6
Lower than
Chigwell with Lambourne
76.3
Similar to
Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge
56.9
Similar to
Grange Hill
56.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Bridge ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences30%24%
- Vehicle crime18%7%
- Anti-social behaviour15%21%
- Other theft8%9%
- Burglary6%4%
- Criminal damage and arson6%5%
- Robbery5%3%
- Public order5%5%
- Drugs4%5%
- Theft from the person1%8%
- Shoplifting1%8%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
