Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 8DU
How much crime is recorded in IG8 8DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Bridge
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
How safe is IG8 8DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 8DU area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8DUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Vehicle crime12.63.5
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.