Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG1 1EX
How much crime is recorded in IG1 1EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilford South East
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,114 (2024)
How safe is IG1 1EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG1 1EX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
IG1 1EXNational
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.64.5
Theft from the person2.52.1
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.