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Crime in IG6 2UG

How much crime is recorded in IG6 2UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Fairlop
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,442 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG6 2UG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG6 2UG 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 2UGNational
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary11.69.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.54.6
Robbery2.41.4
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 35% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

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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