Crime Rates at High Street, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2AY

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Fairlop , and the 23rd 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 High Street (IG6 2AY) in the last 12 months was 422.6 per 1,000 residents and was 420.4% higher than the Fairlop average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IG6 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.