Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowe Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 63rd 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 Rowe Gardens (IG11 0PL) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowe Gardens (IG11 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Sugden Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rowe Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leslie Foster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sugden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sugden Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Sayer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endeavour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endeavour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maybury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Endeavour Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Foster Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sugden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Ferguson Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Ferguson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Ferguson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sugden Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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