Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barking Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 365th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E13 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E13 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barking Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chargeable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Cassidy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Forty Acre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bothwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hammersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chenappa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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