Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG6 2BA
How much crime is recorded in IG6 2BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkingside North
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,924 (2024)
IG6 2BAIlford
How safe is IG6 2BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG6 2BA area, below 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
IG6 2BANational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order4.54.6
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Theft from the person2.72.1
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.