Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valentines Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town , and the 309th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valentines Road (IG1 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Ilford Town average (240.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valentines Road (IG1 4RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valentines Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bathurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Airlie Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingleby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Airlie Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingleby Road | β |
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