Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 7ER
How much crime is recorded in IG8 7ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Green
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
IG8 7ERWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 7ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 7ER 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary10.69.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.34.6
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.