Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 8LN
How much crime is recorded in IG8 8LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roding
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,985 (2024)
IG8 8LNWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 8LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 8LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8LNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary11.89.1
Other theft6.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order4.04.6
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Theft from the person1.42.1
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.