Crime Rates at River Road, Barking, IG11 0HE

River Road 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 River Road (IG11 0HE) 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 River Road (IG11 0HE), 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.