Crime and Safety in Redbridge
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Redbridge is among the top 20 safest boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Redbridge in 2026 is 74 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 11% lower than the London rate of 82 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Redbridge is the 23rd safest city, and the 1,085th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In February 2018, Redbridge had the worst crime rate in London for burglary, with 344 crimes reported and a crime rate of 1.1 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2017 was also a bad month for Redbridge residents, when it was again London's most dangerous area for burglary, recording 307 crimes at a rate of 0.97 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Redbridge are violence and sexual offences, with 9,309 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 28. This is 3.9% higher than 2025's figure of 8,959 offences and a difference of 1.02 from 2025's crime rate of 27. Redbridge's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 160 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 21% from 2025's figure of 132 crimes.
Redbridge 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 20 Safest
Boroughs, London
8% lower, regional crime rate
London
2.3% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Redbridge is 8% lower than London and 2.3% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Redbridge Crime Rate Over Time
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Redbridge Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Redbridge represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Redbridge's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Redbridge up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Redbridge's 4,597 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Redbridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Redbridge has a crime risk score of 516. This is based on analysis of 4,597 nearby areas within Redbridge, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Redbridge's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Redbridge, crime risk scores are typically around 516, while in London they are average 534.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 603 (613 for London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 659 (London 663).
Trends in Crime Risk
Redbridge
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 13% in Redbridge's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Redbridge's crime risk score is up by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Redbridge's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 7%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Redbridge
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Redbridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Theft From the Person offences have a crime rate of 3.54 reports per 1,000 people in Redbridge, which is 2.28 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 1,195 crime reports logged by Metropolitan Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Metropolitan Police recorded 801 reports of Robbery in Redbridge, resulting in a crime rate of 2.40 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.03.
The crime rate for Vehicle Crime is 1.91 times the national average at 8.21 reports per 1,000. This is from 2,753 crime reports reported to Metropolitan Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Redbridge
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.17 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.72 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 62% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.97 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.81 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 20% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.74 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.75 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 1.3% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Redbridge
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.94 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 2.45 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 21% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.60 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 2.33 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 31% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Redbridge • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Redbridge | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 6,226 | 18.53 | 1.31 | 235,985 | 21.68 | 1.53 | 236,187 | 21.58 | 1.53 |
| Bicycle Theft | 168 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 13,695 | 1.26 | 1.73 | 13,744 | 1.26 | 1.73 |
| Burglary | 1,123 | 3.34 | 1.07 | 47,359 | 4.34 | 1.39 | 47,451 | 4.33 | 1.38 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 1,530 | 4.55 | 0.72 | 54,098 | 4.99 | 0.79 | 54,220 | 4.97 | 0.79 |
| Drugs | 1,264 | 3.78 | 1.22 | 53,167 | 4.87 | 1.58 | 53,280 | 4.85 | 1.57 |
| Other Crime | 398 | 1.18 | 0.64 | 13,008 | 1.19 | 0.64 | 13,028 | 1.19 | 0.64 |
| Other Theft | 2,074 | 6.16 | 1.08 | 97,452 | 8.97 | 1.58 | 97,779 | 8.95 | 1.57 |
| Possession of Weapons | 160 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 6,443 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 6,461 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Public Order | 1,610 | 4.79 | 0.83 | 60,049 | 5.52 | 0.95 | 60,156 | 5.49 | 0.95 |
| Robbery | 801 | 2.40 | 2.03 | 30,804 | 2.83 | 2.40 | 30,857 | 2.83 | 2.40 |
| Shoplifting | 2,348 | 7.00 | 0.98 | 87,976 | 8.09 | 1.13 | 88,269 | 8.08 | 1.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 1,195 | 3.54 | 2.28 | 77,160 | 7.11 | 4.59 | 77,344 | 7.08 | 4.57 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,753 | 8.21 | 1.91 | 81,755 | 7.50 | 1.74 | 81,900 | 7.50 | 1.74 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 9,309 | 27.73 | 0.91 | 273,434 | 25.12 | 0.83 | 273,897 | 25.04 | 0.82 |
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Total Crime by Year
Redbridge | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 24,733 | 73.62 | 1.02 | 896,400 | 82.39 | 1.14 | 898,386 | 82.17 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | 23,466 | 70.37 | 0.95 | 896,961 | 83.23 | 1.12 | 898,787 | 82.94 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 23,980 | 72.80 | 0.97 | 900,986 | 84.38 | 1.12 | 902,681 | 84.12 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 23,791 | 73.26 | 0.93 | 835,471 | 78.98 | 1.00 | 837,244 | 78.79 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 24,165 | 75.00 | 0.98 | 795,646 | 75.77 | 0.99 | 797,303 | 75.56 | 0.98 |
| 2021 | 22,427 | 69.44 | 1.01 | 727,983 | 69.09 | 1.01 | 729,401 | 68.83 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 22,512 | 69.62 | 0.94 | 819,467 | 77.66 | 1.05 | 821,362 | 77.41 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 23,188 | 72.05 | 0.94 | 849,310 | 80.70 | 1.06 | 851,175 | 80.59 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 23,763 | 74.49 | 1.05 | 810,063 | 77.08 | 1.08 | 811,738 | 76.91 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 20,414 | 64.35 | 1.01 | 758,160 | 72.41 | 1.13 | 759,755 | 72.22 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 6,463 | 20.39 | 1.07 | 234,565 | 22.42 | 1.18 | 235,003 | 22.39 | 1.17 |
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Redbridge Compared to Other London Boroughs
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Borough | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark | 39,255 | 91.28 | 24% more dangerous |
| Barking and Dagenham | 19,666 | 81.12 | 10% more dangerous |
| Hillingdon | 31,089 | 80.61 | 9% more dangerous |
| Ealing | 32,448 | 77.95 | 6% more dangerous |
| Hounslow | 26,744 | 77.29 | 5.0% more dangerous |
| Croydon | 33,841 | 75.52 | 2.6% more dangerous |
| Redbridge | 24,733 | 73.62 | - |
| Tower Hamlets | 37,488 | 69.03 | 6% safer |
| Bromley | 23,687 | 67.01 | 9% safer |
| Havering | 19,437 | 67.13 | 9% safer |
| Wandsworth | 26,470 | 66.98 | 9% safer |
| Barnet | 28,762 | 65.93 | 10% safer |
| Kingston upon Thames | 11,906 | 61.30 | 17% safer |
Comparing Redbridge to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | 73.62 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 8% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 12% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 14% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 33% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 42% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 43% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 45% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 45% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 46% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 70% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Redbridge's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Redbridge that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Green | 53 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 13 |
| The Green | 7 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 10 |
| George Green | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| Nightingale Green | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
| Wanstead Flats | 147 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 160 | 239 |
| Thornton Road Allotments | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Wanstead Park | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| City of London Cemetery | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 101 |
| The Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 |
| South Park | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 79 |
| Goodmayes Park | 39 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 97 |
| Loxford Park | 61 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 58 |
| Salway Gardens | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| Churchfield Gardens | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 15 |
| Ashton Playing Fields | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 13 |
| Roding Lane North Allotments | 7 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Wanstead Rugby Club | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Lincoln Road Allotments | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Elmhurst Gardens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| Roding Valley Linear Park | 4 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Roding Valley Park | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 72 |
| Redbridge Recreation Ground | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 12 |
| Barkingside Garden of Rest | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 201 |
| Clayhall Park | 24 | - | 5 | - | 18 | 15 |
| Redbridge Lane West Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Roding Lane South Allotments | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Valentines Park Bowling Club | 46 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 11 |
| Forest Farm Peace Garden | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Redbridge Sports Centre | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 9 |
| New North Road Allotments | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 |
| Hainault Forest Country Park | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 41 |
| Forest Park Cemetery and Crematorium | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Fullwell Avenue Allotments | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 |
| Barkingside Cemetery | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Barkingside Recreation Ground | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| Wards Road Allotments | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | 9 |
| Seven Kings Park | 6 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 539 | 92 |
| West Ham United Academy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| St Chad's Park | 34 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 37 |
| Chadwell Heath Allotments | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Ray Park | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| Claybury Park | 60 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 85 |
| Christchurch Green | 15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 66 |
| Valentines Park | 120 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 133 | 115 |
| Oakfield Playing Fields | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 |
| Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery | 5 | - | 1 | - | 12 | 5 |
| Redbridge Cycling Centre | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Fairlop Waters | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| War Memorial Gardens | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | 22 | 11 |
| Westwood Recreation Ground | 30 | 5 | 6 | - | 32 | 27 |
| Barley Lane Recreation Ground | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 60 |
| Blake Hall Sports and Leisure Club | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Empress Avenue Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Wanstead Park Recreation Ground | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Wanstead Park Recreation Ground | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Uphall Recreation Ground | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| Vicarage Lane Allotments North | 7 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 7 |
| Vicarage Lane Allotments South | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Buckingham Road Cemetery | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 35 |
| Ilford Sports Club | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 76 |
| Goodmayes Lane Allotments | 18 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 19 |
| Loxford Lane North Allotments | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 25 |
| Barking Park | 83 | 45 | 15 | 37 | 119 | 151 |
| Knox Sports Field | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 |
| Nutter Lane Recreation Ground | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
| Jubilee Gardens | - | 2 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 35 |
Recent Crimes in Redbridge
The 20 most recent crime reports in Redbridge.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Madras Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Madras Road | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Heathcote Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Saxon Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Horace Road | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Spencer Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Northwood Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Horace Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Pelham Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Heathcote Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Epsom Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cambridge Road |
Methodology & Data Sources
Redbridge Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Redbridge during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Redbridge Data Points
For Redbridge, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000216.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Redbridge's daytime - or "workday" - population of 233,009 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Redbridge