Total Crime Rate
176.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025County Gardens area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 97th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around County Gardens (IG11 0EX) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 222.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Gardens (IG11 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near William Hope Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felton Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Saxham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Saxham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Mann Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tom Mann Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waverley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hockley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saxham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | William Hope Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Movers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Movers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred'S Way (East Ham And Barking By-Pass) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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