Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 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 46.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodford Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields , and the 264th 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 Woodford Road (E18 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Churchfields average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Road (E18 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A1199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deepdene Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beechwood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1199 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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