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Postcode · Woodford Green

Crime in IG8 0BD

How much crime is recorded in IG8 0BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Woodford Wells
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,785 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG8 0BD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 0BD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

IG8 0BDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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