Postcode district · Ilford
Crime in IG6
How much crime is recorded in IG6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Population
- 57,025 (2024)
How safe is IG6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG6, 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
27.8
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).
IG6National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.