Crime Rates at Covert Road, Ilford, IG6 3BB

Covert Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 241st highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Covert Road (IG6 3BB) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Hainault average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Covert Road (IG6 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fallow Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.