Crime Rates at Swindon Close, Ilford, IG3 8BQ

Swindon Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 56th highest crime rate of 745 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 Swindon Close (IG3 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 244.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Goodmayes average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindon Close (IG3 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldborough Road South, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cameron Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.