Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG2 6LT
How much crime is recorded in IG2 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkingside East
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,025 (2024)
IG2 6LTIlford
How safe is IG2 6LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG2 6LT area, 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
22.7
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 6LTNational
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary14.89.1
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.