Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4LJ

Wellesley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 302nd lowest 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 Wellesley Road (IG1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (IG1 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunedin Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.