Crime Rates at Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BL

Ley Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 238th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ley Street (IG1 4BL) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ley Street (IG1 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.