Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Wanstead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in South Woodford , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Wanstead (E11 2SA) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% higher than the South Woodford average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Wanstead (E11 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Wanstead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Ellesmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snaresbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Forest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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