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Crime in Redbridge by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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8,032crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-2%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Monkhamslowest rate49.5 per 1,000 a year
87.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Clayhall (-17%), Woodford (-12%) and Woodford Bridge (-12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Little HeathRM6 · 13,659 residents 141.2▲ 2%violence
2GoodmayesIG3 · 23,977 residents 129.3▼ 3%violence
3WansteadE11 · 11,206 residents 126.40%shoplifting
4IlfordIG1 · 179,468 residents 119.7▼ 6%violence
5LoxfordIG1 · 34,671 residents 118.1▼ 3%violence
6Seven KingsIG3 · 31,266 residents 116.8▼ 3%violence
7BarkingsideIG6 · 13,840 residents 104.9▲ 12%violence
8FairlopIG6 · 17,020 residents 93.3▲ 14%violence
9HainaultIG6 · 18,615 residents 91.5▲ 31%violence
10Newbury ParkIG2 · 21,215 residents 88.6▼ 9%violence
11SnaresbrookE11 · 17,704 residents 87.90%shoplifting
12Chadwell HeathRM6 · 27,089 residents 82.2▼ 8%violence
13Woodford BridgeIG8 · 8,731 residents 72.4▼ 12%violence
14Gants HillIG2 · 26,051 residents 68.8▲ 3%violence
15South WoodfordE18 · 20,272 residents 68.50%violence
16ClayhallIG5 · 19,064 residents 64.8▼ 17%violence
17RedbridgeIG4 · 15,359 residents 63.5▲ 26%violence
18Woodford GreenIG8 · 13,351 residents 56.3▲ 11%violence
19WoodfordIG8 · 21,269 residents 54.4▼ 12%violence
20Woodford WellsIG8 · 9,014 residents 54.1▲ 23%violence
21MonkhamsIG8 · 16,473 residents 49.5▲ 10%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Redbridge have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Monkhams, Woodford Wells, Woodford, Woodford Green and Redbridge.

Which areas of Redbridge have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Little Heath, Goodmayes, Wanstead, Ilford and Loxford.

Is crime going up or down in Redbridge?

Across Redbridge, 8,032 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.