Postcode · Woodford Green
Crime in IG8 9SP
How much crime is recorded in IG8 9SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Friday Hill
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
IG8 9SPWoodford Green
How safe is IG8 9SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG8 9SP 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9SPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary12.19.1
Other theft7.54.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Public order4.84.6
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.