Crime in Redbridge district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (9,590), anti-social behaviour (6,051) and vehicle crime (2,676) made up 60% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 116th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.

Recorded crime in Redbridge district peaked in the year to August 2021 (32,676 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (29,341). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 4%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Redbridge district recorded notably more theft from the person (2.1 times the national rate), vehicle crime (68% above the national rate) and robbery (67% above the national rate), and notably less criminal damage and arson (53% below) and possession of weapons (51% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 118 to 152 and shoplifting rose from 1,997 to 2,548, while criminal damage and arson fell from 1,434 to 1,012 and bicycle theft fell from 200 to 156.

What each category covers: crime categories.

23,856 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Redbridge district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 74.3 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Redbridge district had the 132nd highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Of the crimes recorded in the Metropolitan Police area in the year ending March 2026, 5.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Redbridge district is an undercount.

No change on the year or longer series is given for Redbridge district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Metropolitan Police area not assigned to a district moved from 4.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 5.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.

Offences recorded in Redbridge district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 4,184 offences (18% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for robbery of personal property (2.2 times the national rate), theft from the person (2.0 times the national rate) and vehicle offences (1.6 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for arson (0.47 times), miscellaneous crimes against society (0.56 times) and possession of weapons (0.57 times).

Districts in the Metropolitan Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 32 districts in the Metropolitan Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Redbridge district had the 10th lowest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

6 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Redbridge district; the highest is Hackney district (145.9 per 1,000) and the lowest Epping Forest (76.2).

Of the 23 areas within Redbridge district, Ilford Town had the highest crime rate (215.8 per 1,000) and Monkhams the lowest (47.7), 5 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 22% of the crime recorded in Redbridge district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Supermarket” (1,550).

Of the 24,344 crimes in Redbridge district with a recorded outcome, 45% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.7% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 6,051 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Redbridge district has an estimated population of 321,231 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more private renting (30%, against 20%), fewer retired residents (14%, against 22%) and less social housing (11%, against 17%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Redbridge district average decile 5.4 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.