Crime Rate in Valentines, ward

Valentines has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 2016th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 326th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Valentines in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Valentines’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 527 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 651 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Valentines ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.