Crime Rates at Sovereign Road, Barking, IG11 0XQ

Sovereign Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 236th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Road (IG11 0XQ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Road (IG11 0XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fielders Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.