Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 0UJ
How much crime is recorded in IG8 0UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Wells
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,904 (2024)
IG8 0UJWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 0UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 0UJ 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 0UJNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs2.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.