Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malcolm Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in South Woodford , and the 290th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malcolm Way (E11 1PW) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the South Woodford average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malcolm Way (E11 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malcolm Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Forest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Passage
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snaresbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deepdene Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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