Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 184.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Clayhall , and the 87th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodford Avenue (IG4 5NW) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Clayhall average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Avenue (IG4 5NW), 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lindale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1400 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Woodford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gosford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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