Crime Rates at Church Road, Ilford, IG2 7ET

Church Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 214th lowest 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 Church Road (IG2 7ET) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Newbury average (61.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (IG2 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.