Total Crime Rate

963.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

353.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 963.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 353.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.5 9/10
  • Drugs 79.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 76.1 10/10
  • Other theft 66.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Robbery 42.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
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

Cranbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 5th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranbrook Road (IG1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 963.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.5% 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 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 10.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 353.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbrook Road (IG1 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 454 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (97 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ilford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ilford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ilford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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