Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4JT

Wellesley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 43rd 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 Wellesley Road (IG1 4JT) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (IG1 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 287 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.