Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG2 6EB
How much crime is recorded in IG2 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ley Street
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,004 (2024)
IG2 6EBIlford
How safe is IG2 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG2 6EB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
IG2 6EBNational
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.74.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.