Crime Rates at Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BD

Barking Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boleyn , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E6 3BD) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Boleyn average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E6 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gillett Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.