Total Crime Rate
86.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barking Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 762 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 8HR) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Custom House average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barking Road (E13 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warmington Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edward Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tabernacle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forty Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warmington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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