Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lonsdale Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in South Woodford , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Road (E11 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the South Woodford average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lonsdale Road (E11 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hanbury Drive. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wanstead Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Drinkwater Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bush Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Drinkwater Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Drinkwater Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Drinkwater Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanbury Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hanbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanbury Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hanbury Drive | Under investigation |
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