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Crime in IG6 1HT

How much crime is recorded in IG6 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barkingside East
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,893 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG6 1HT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG6 1HT 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

IG6 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary12.79.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% 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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