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Crime in IG1 8

How much crime is recorded in IG1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Population
2,553 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG1 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG1 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
73.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
268
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Shoplifting48.28.4
Theft from the person48.02.1
Burglary37.49.1
Anti-social behaviour28.910.7
Other theft26.54.5
Drugs17.42.4
Public order14.84.6
Robbery10.11.4
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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