Crime Rates at Forsythia Close, Ilford, IG1 2BN

Forsythia Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clementswood , and the 165th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forsythia Close (IG1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Clementswood average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Close (IG1 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wingate Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ilford Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.