Total Crime Rate
106.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Craven Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 178th highest crime rate of 521 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 Craven Gardens (IG11 0BN) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Craven Gardens (IG11 0BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craven Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westminster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waverley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred'S Way (East Ham And Barking By-Pass) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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