Postcode · Chigwell
Crime in IG7 4AS
How much crime is recorded in IG7 4AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hainault East
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,453 (2024)
IG7 4ASChigwell
How safe is IG7 4AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG7 4AS 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
IG7 4ASNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order7.64.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.