Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wanderer Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 119th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wanderer Drive (IG11 0XN) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wanderer Drive (IG11 0XN), the main crime hotspot is near Salamanca Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wanderer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burdock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salamanca Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Salamanca Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renwick Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Galley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Galley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdock Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wanderer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdock Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dettingen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burdock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Galley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Estuary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Twine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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