Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Greenwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 745 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 Greenwood Road (IG7 4NG) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Hainault average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Road (IG7 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenwood Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Livings Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baywood Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bearing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tercel Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Latchford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bearing Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Livings Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Livings Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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