Crime Rate in Wanstead Village, ward

Wanstead Village has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 3053rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 186th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wanstead Village in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wanstead Village’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wanstead Village ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stables Row, with 220 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.