Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Box Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 238th highest crime rate of 512 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 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% 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 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harebell Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Box Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulrush Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harebell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bulrush Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harebell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harebell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Harebell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harebell Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulrush Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulrush Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulrush Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulrush Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulrush Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bulrush Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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