Total Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Ridings 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 The Ridings (E11 1SU) 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 The Ridings (E11 1SU), 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.
View Crime In Wanstead Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deepdene Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellesmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wellington Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Forest Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Forest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snaresbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
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