Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Ilford, IG1 4LF

Melbourne Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 249th highest crime rate of 757 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 Melbourne Road (IG1 4LF) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Ilford Town average (240.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (IG1 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hainault Street. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.