Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4LJ

Wellesley Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 310th lowest 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 Wellesley Road (IG1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (IG1 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dunedin Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.