Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 8AB
How much crime is recorded in IG8 8AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Bridge
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
IG8 8ABWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 8AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 8AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8ABNational
Vehicle crime17.33.5
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary12.39.1
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.21.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.