Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wards Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 745 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 Wards Road (IG2 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Barkingside average (63.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wards Road (IG2 7DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ley Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lynn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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