Total Crime Rate

86.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westminster Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 255th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Gardens (IG11 0BL) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Gardens (IG11 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockley Mews

Data Sources

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