Crime Rates at Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3JP

Forest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 104th 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 Forest Road (IG6 3JP) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% higher than the Hainault average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (IG6 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falconer Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sylvester Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.