Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Melbourne Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 338th highest crime rate of 745 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 Melbourne Road (IG1 4LF) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (IG1 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hainault Street. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Road —
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Valentines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valentines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warwick Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Airlie Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hainault Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hainault Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hainault Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hainault Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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