Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG2 7AD
How much crime is recorded in IG2 7AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ley Street
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,632 (2024)
IG2 7ADIlford
How safe is IG2 7AD
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 7AD 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
38
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 7ADNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.