Crime Rates at The Drive, Ilford, IG1 3EX

The Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (IG1 3EX) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Ilford Town average (248.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (IG1 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyle Road, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.