Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG2 6XE
How much crime is recorded in IG2 6XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkingside West
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
IG2 6XEIlford
How safe is IG2 6XE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG2 6XE 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6XENational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.94.6
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.