Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 99th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Road (IG1 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Ilford Town average (240.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Road (IG1 3BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 343 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Argyle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Roden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Roden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reads Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prior Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prior Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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