Postcode district · Ilford
Crime in IG2
How much crime is recorded in IG2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Population
- 53,157 (2024)
IG2Postcode district · Ilford
How safe is IG2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
IG2National
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary11.39.1
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Theft from the person5.12.1
Public order4.44.6
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.