Total Crime Rate
115.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barking Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E13 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Plaistow North average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barking Road (E13 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushey Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsdon Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellie Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Augurs Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Augurs Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Augurs Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperton Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Augurs Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Peabody Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Peabody Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Peabody Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Peabody Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Court Road | β |
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