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Crime in IG2 7

How much crime is recorded in IG2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Population
26,885 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG2 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG2 7, 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
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

IG2 7National
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft5.14.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 25% 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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