Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodford Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barkingside , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodford Avenue (IG2 6XA) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Avenue (IG2 6XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodford Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gosford Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lindale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wychwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wycombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycombe Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Gosford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Woodford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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