Crime Rates at Kirby Close, Ilford, IG6 3AB

Kirby Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 127th 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 Kirby Close (IG6 3AB) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Hainault average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Close (IG6 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurlow Gardens, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trotwood (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.