Crime Rates at Hawthorn Crescent, Ilford, IG5 0FB

Hawthorn Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fullwell , and the 125th 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 Hawthorn Crescent (IG5 0FB) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% higher than the Fullwell average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (IG5 0FB), the main crime hotspot is near Heathcote Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.