Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG1 2LP
How much crime is recorded in IG1 2LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilford South West
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
How safe is IG1 2LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG1 2LP area, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 2LPNational
Anti-social behaviour33.510.7
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Burglary8.39.1
Public order6.94.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Theft from the person4.52.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.