Crime Rates at Box Lane, Barking, IG11 0SQ

Box Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Box Lane (IG11 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Box Lane (IG11 0SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulrush Terrace, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harebell Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.