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Crime in IG3

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

Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Population
56,839 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG3, well 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
45.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

IG3National
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary13.09.1
Shoplifting12.58.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft6.04.5
Theft from the person4.92.1
Public order4.84.6
Drugs3.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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