Crime Rate in Valentines, ward

Valentines has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 2749th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 237th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Valentines in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Redbridge district average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Valentines’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 453 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 105.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 548 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Valentines ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.