Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 0SU
How much crime is recorded in IG8 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Wells
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
IG8 0SUWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 0SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 0SU 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.