Crime Rates at Purleigh Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 8DS

Purleigh Avenue area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 746 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 Purleigh Avenue (IG8 8DS) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Bridge average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purleigh Avenue (IG8 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sands Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.