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Crime in IG3 8QA

How much crime is recorded in IG3 8QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Seven Kings Meads Lane
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,302 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG3 8QA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG3 8QA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

IG3 8QANational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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