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Crime in IG1 2LN

How much crime is recorded in IG1 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ilford South West
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,873 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG1 2LN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG1 2LN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2LNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Burglary17.09.1
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.34.6
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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