Crime Rate in South Woodford, ward

South Woodford has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 2401st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 264th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Woodford in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Woodford’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Woodford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Shrubberies. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.