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Crime in IG4 5

How much crime is recorded in IG4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Population
19,191 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG4 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).

IG4 5National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary11.09.1
Theft from the person10.32.1
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs5.52.4
Public order4.94.6
Robbery2.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% 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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