Wanstead
Middle areaSouth west Redbridge. 5,786 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wanstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wanstead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wanstead at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wanstead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wanstead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wanstead at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wanstead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (103), anti-social behaviour (88) and vehicle crime (56).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Redbridge
These figures are published for the whole of Redbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redbridge and not Wanstead alone. See Redbridge
Wanstead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wanstead was £797,500 in 2025.
Wanstead had 5,788 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wanstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wanstead, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.