Crime Rates at Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AG

Highbury Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 37th 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 Highbury Gardens (IG3 8AG) in the last 12 months was 288.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Goodmayes average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 190.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Gardens (IG3 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripley Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobham Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.