Crime Rate in Ilford Town, ward

Ilford Town has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 165th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 42nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ilford Town in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 153.8% higher than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ilford Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 888 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , down -21.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,239 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ilford Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 624 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.