Total Crime Rate
145.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barking Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 250th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E13 9LB) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barking Road (E13 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Imperial Mews. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Inniskilling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Credon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sutton Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thunderer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Central Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Central Park 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 | Drugs | Sutton Court Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Court Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Credon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thunderer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Road East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Imperial Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thunderer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thunderer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Mews | Under investigation |
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