Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 0RY
How much crime is recorded in IG8 0RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Wells
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
IG8 0RYWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 0RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 0RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
IG8 0RYNational
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.54.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.