Crime Rates at High Road, Ilford, IG1 1DG

High Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clementswood , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (IG1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 1942.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1673.5% higher than the Clementswood average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 535.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG1 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 574 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (110 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.