Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG6 2SD
How much crime is recorded in IG6 2SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairlop
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,644 (2024)
IG6 2SDIlford
How safe is IG6 2SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG6 2SD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2SDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.