Total Crime Rate
1046.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cranbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 4th highest crime rate of 757 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 4NH) in the last 12 months was 1046.0 per 1,000 residents and was 335.8% higher than the Ilford Town average (240.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 229 (β 362.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranbrook Road (IG1 4NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 489 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ilford Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prior Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heron Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heron Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prior Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prior Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prior Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilford Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ilford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
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