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Postcode · Woodford Green

Crime in IG8 7RF

How much crime is recorded in IG8 7RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Woodford Green
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,683 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG8 7RF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 7RF 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7RFNational
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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