Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ilford 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.
View Crime In Loxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madras Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilford Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilford Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilford Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madras Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ilford Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ilford Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nigel Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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