Total Crime Rate

664.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 664.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.9 10/10
  • Other theft 105.4 10/10
  • Drugs 79.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 63.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Robbery 38.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 28th highest crime rate of 745 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 (E6 3BA) in the last 12 months was 664.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% higher than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E6 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street North. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 56 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 (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aintree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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