Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 128.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 313th highest crime rate of 745 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 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E13 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Imperial Mews. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 28 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person New City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bushey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haig Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upperton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Credon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nile Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nile Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upperton Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haig Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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