Postcode · London
Crime in E18 2NL
How much crime is recorded in E18 2NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Woodford High Road
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
How safe is E18 2NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E18 2NL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E18 2NLNational
Burglary19.09.1
Other theft10.44.5
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Drugs2.82.4
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.