Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wanstead Park Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 106th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wanstead Park Road (IG1 3TH) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Ilford Town average (248.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wanstead Park Road (IG1 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbury Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Vere Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wanstead Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Roper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endsleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Endsleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtland Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order De Vere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft De Vere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endsleigh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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