Ilford South West
Middle areaSouth Redbridge. 12,863 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 86% of people in Ilford South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ilford South West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilford South West at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 475 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 398 |
| Other crime | 260 |
| Theft from the person | 130 |
| Vehicle crime | 106 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Robbery | 55 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ilford South West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ilford South West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilford South West at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 146 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ilford South West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (475), anti-social behaviour (398) and other crime (260).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Redbridge
These figures are published for the whole of Redbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redbridge and not Ilford South West alone. See Redbridge
Ilford South West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ilford South West was £402,500 in 2025.
Ilford South West had 11,487 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Ilford South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ilford South West, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.