Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northwood Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northwood Gardens (IG5 0AD) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Gardens (IG5 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlswood Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Earlswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedgewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Beechwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evesham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wychwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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