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Crime in IG1 3

How much crime is recorded in IG1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Population
23,227 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG1 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

IG1 3National
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Burglary13.19.1
Shoplifting13.08.4
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other theft7.04.5
Theft from the person6.22.1
Public order5.44.6
Drugs4.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Robbery2.71.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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