Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodford Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 225th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodford Avenue (IG2 6UF) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Barkingside average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Avenue (IG2 6UF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gants Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roll Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roll Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gants Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gants Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roll Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gants Hill β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gants Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roll Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wayside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wayside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wayside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gants Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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