Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bressey Grove area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in South Woodford , and the 7th 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 Bressey Grove (E18 2HX) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the South Woodford average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bressey Grove (E18 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walpole Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Woodford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Washington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craig Gardens | — |
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