Crime Rates at Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7DB

Ley Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside , and the 327th highest crime rate of 745 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 Ley Street (IG2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Barkingside average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ley Street (IG2 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perth Terrace (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.