Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.2 1/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Wanstead area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in South Woodford , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 757 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 New Wanstead (E11 2SU) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the South Woodford average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Wanstead (E11 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Wanstead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Snaresbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzgerald Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Forest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dangan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Path Under investigation

Data Sources

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