Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 74.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E13 9JY) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E13 9JY), the main crime hotspot is near Barking Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 27 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 (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haig Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Peabody Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Peabody Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bushey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollybush Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Samson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellie Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ellie Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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