Postcode · Ilford
Crime in IG6 3BS
How much crime is recorded in IG6 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairlop
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
IG6 3BSIlford
How safe is IG6 3BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG6 3BS area, well 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3BSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.