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Crime in IG2 7SX

How much crime is recorded in IG2 7SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Aldborough Hatch
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,113 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG2 7SX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG2 7SX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7SXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Public order3.74.6
Theft from the person1.92.1
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.71.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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