Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 43.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilford Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clementswood , and the 61st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilford Lane (IG1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilford Lane (IG1 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 455 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ilford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madras Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilford Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilford Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilford Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madras Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road
Apr 2026Other theft Ilford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ilford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernways
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nigel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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