Total Crime Rate

552.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 552.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Other theft 62.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.6 10/10
  • Burglary 40.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Robbery 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barking Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E16 4HB) in the last 12 months was 552.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.8% higher than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 165.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E16 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 450 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barking Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Town Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wouldham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wouldham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Town Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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