Postcode district · Ilford
Crime in IG4
How much crime is recorded in IG4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Population
- 19,191 (2024)
IG4Postcode district · Ilford
How safe is IG4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG4, 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
IG4National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary11.09.1
Theft from the person10.32.1
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs5.52.4
Public order4.94.6
Robbery2.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.